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Sam Davis, PhD

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Senior Vice President, Chief Data Officer at AmeriLife
📍 Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States

Sam Davis is the SVP, Chief Data Officer at AmeriLife, leveraging over 15 years of experience driving data and AI transformations for global companies like Sun Life and Molina Healthcare. He holds a Ph. D. from Northeastern University and a Master’s from Cornell, specializing in integrating technology, governance, and analytics to deliver enterprise-wide change.

His career path was inspired by personal experience. After competing nationally as an athlete, a major surgery showed him how fragmented complex systems can be. This motivated him to dedicate his professional life to using data and technology to transform organizations and improve efficiency, particularly within highly regulated industries like healthcare.

Unique fact: His career focus on transforming complex data systems was directly inspired by navigating the healthcare system firsthand after a major surgery.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Senior Vice President, Chief Data Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States
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Enterprise AI Transformation
He has led enterprise-wide data and AI modernization initiatives at Fortune 200 companies, including AmeriLife, Sun Life, and Molina Healthcare.
Healthcare Analytics
His work at Harvard Medical School and his publications focus on applying data science to improve healthcare delivery, efficiency, and system performance.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Senior Vice President, Chief Data Officer
AmeriLife
6-2021
Affiliated Researcher
Harvard Medical School
5-2024 - 2-2025
Executive Advisor, Enterprise Data and AI Transformation
Independent Consultant
1-2023 - 4-2024
Vice President, Data and Analytics
Sun Life
3-2019 - 12-2022
Associate Vice President
Molina Healthcare
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Northeastern University
Master’s Degree
Cornell University
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