John Halamka — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Dwight and Dian Diercks President of the Mayo Clinic Platform, a digital initiative that reached 53 million people in 2024.
Elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2020.
Specializes in artificial intelligence, electronic health records adoption, and secure healthcare data sharing.
Authored 16 books and hundreds of articles on technology and healthcare.
Founded Ibis Research Labs, a software startup, in 1981.
Serves as board chair of the Coalition for Health AI.
Holds an MD from the University of California, San Francisco, and an MS in Medical Informatics.

Biography

John Halamka, M.D., M.

S., is the Dwight and Dian Diercks President of the Mayo Clinic Platform, a digital initiative focused on transforming healthcare through solution developers, data partners, and healthcare service providers. Under his leadership, Mayo Clinic Platform tools and solutions reached 53 million people in 2024.

Trained in emergency medicine and medical informatics, Dr. Halamka has dedicated over 40 years to developing and implementing healthcare information strategy and policy.