Julia Zhou, Founder, CTO, CHCIO in

Julia Zhou, Founder, CTO, CHCIO

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Co-Founder at SAAFE.ai
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Julia Zhou is a visionary technology executive with over two decades of experience driving AI innovation in healthcare as a CIO, CTO, and CISO. A Certified Healthcare CIO with degrees from MIT and NYU, she now leads two health-tech ventures, SAAFE. ai and Alpine AI. People who have worked with her describe her as a capable, knowledgeable, and transformative leader.

Outside of her extensive career in technology, Julia is an avid mountaineer and has successfully summited Mount Everest. She considers learning a hobby, dedicating time to formal training, reading, and listening to tech news and podcasts. She was born in Dalian, China, into a family of university professors.

Unique fact: She has summited Mount Everest, reflecting immense grit and tenacity.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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AI in Healthcare
Her career for over 20 years has focused on leveraging AI and technology to modernize complex healthcare organizations and improve care delivery.
Predictive Safety Tech
As the co-founder of SAAFE. ai, she is pioneering a predictive AI platform designed to anticipate and prevent adverse safety incidents before they happen.
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Career

Work history

2025
Co-Founder
SAAFE.ai
2020
Founder and CEO
Alpine Consulting LLC
2024 - 2025
Interim Chief Technology Officer
HCM: Healthcare Chaos Management
2023 - 2024
Chief Information Officer / Chief Technology Officer
CINQCARE
2020 - 2023
Chief Information Officer / Chief Information Security Officer
Community Behavioral Health
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Education
2-2021 - 2-2024
Global CXO
The Wharton School
12-2023 - 7-2024
Artificial Intelligence
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2-2021 - 10-2021
Postgraduate Degree
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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