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Dr. John Rares Almasan

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Chief AI, Data, & Infra Officer, SVP at Banner Health
📍 Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Dr. John Almasan is a technology executive spearheading AI and data-driven innovation. Now SVP, Chief AI, Data and Infrastructure Officer at Banner Health, he previously led AI initiatives at TIAA and McKinsey & Co. He holds an AI certification from UC Berkeley and is described by peers as competent, original, and open-minded.

Beyond his corporate roles, John is deeply involved in public service and academia. He serves as a DPS Reserve for the Arizona Department of Public Safety, an Adjunct Professor at Grand Canyon University, and is on the Board of Advisors for Arizona State Universitys W. P. Carey School of Business.

Unique fact: John is a co-author of the "Intelligence Equilibrium" framework, a new operating model for balancing human expertise with intelligent agents in the enterprise.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Chief AI, Data, & Infra Officer, SVP
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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AI in Healthcare
He recently moved to Banner Health as the Chief AI, Data and Infrastructure Officer to advance the health system's AI strategy and technology modernization efforts.
Intelligence Equilibrium
He co-authored this framework for redesigning operating models around AI and human ingenuity, which was featured in the California Management Review.
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Career

Work history

6-2026
Chief AI, Data, & Infra Officer, SVP
Banner Health
1-2023 - 5-2026
Senior Managing Director/Global Head of AI and Emerging Tech
TIAA
2-2021 - 1-2023
Associate Partner / Global Head of AI and Cloud / Sr. Executive Technology Leader
McKinsey & Company
2-2020
Member Of The Board Of Advisors
Arizona State University - W. P. Carey School of Business
12-2019 - 2-2021
Head of the Advanced Analytics & Cloud, E&SS, AVP.
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Media appearances

The AI in Business Podcast: GenAI for CX, Cybersecurity, Fraud Detection, and Marketing Workflows in Insurance – with Dr. John Almasan of TIAA. Featured in Emerj – The AI in Business Podcast
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Generative AI Use Cases for Insurance, from Marketing to Copilots – with John Almasan of TIAA. Featured in Emerj Artificial Intelligence Research
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Education
Artificial Intelligence: Business Strategies & Applications
UC Berkeley College of Engineering
Certificate -- AWS Machine Learning for Business Challenges
AWS Machine Learning for Business Challenges
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