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Amish Patel

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Chief Information Officer at GuideWell
📍 Charlotte Metro

Amish Patel is the Chief Information Officer at GuideWell, previously serving as CTO at Elevance Health. He focuses on enterprise-wide AI transformation, platform modernization, and cloud enablement. With a background as CIO at Aflac and in core banking at BB&T, he is a recognized leader in driving digital innovation and operational agility across healthcare and finance.

Originally from Mumbai, India, Amish discovered his passion for technology after moving to Charlotte, NC. He is a strong advocate for mentorship and is actively engaged in community and nonprofit leadership to advance health and education. He credits his early work as a technical assistant with teaching him the collaboration and listening skills he uses today.

Unique fact: Amish won the prestigious CIO ORBIE Award in the Super Global category in 2025, a top honor in the technology community.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Charlotte Metro
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AI in Healthcare
His leadership focuses on AI-enabled innovation, leveraging data and AI to create personalized value and deliver better outcomes for the people his companies serve.
Cloud Transformation
As CTO at Elevance Health, he led the company's cloud strategy and has spoken on podcasts about using the cloud as the ultimate digital enabler.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Chief Information Officer
GuideWell
2021 - 2-2026
Chief Technology Officer
Elevance Health
2020 - 2021
Chief Information Officer
Aflac
2018 - 2020
CIO - Core Banking
BB&T
2016 - 2018
Senior Vice President - CTO Strategic Engineering
BB&T
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Education
Masters in Business Administration
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Master's degree
Wake Forest University School of Business
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