Taha Kass-Hout, MD, MS

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Global Chief Science and Technology Officer at GE HealthCare

Seattle, Washington, United States

Overview

Dr. Taha Kass-Hout is GE HealthCares Global Chief Science & Technology Officer, pioneering AI in medical imaging and diagnostics. Educated at Harvard and UTHealth, his distinguished career includes leadership roles at Amazon/AWS and the FDA, driving digital transformation in healthcare. People who have worked with him describe him as brilliant, creative, and passionate.

He has a keen interest in design, drawing parallels between mid-century modern architectures human-centered engineering and the need to build healthcare systems that prioritize people over data. He also founded Humanitarian Tracker, a nonprofit that empowers citizens using technology to support humanitarian causes.

As the first-ever Chief Health Informatics Officer at the U. S. FDA, he founded the openFDA and precisionFDA initiatives to modernize medicine through data transparency.

Personality Overview

Precise But Practical

Fast But Analytical

Thorough Evaluator

They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.  They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.

Topics They Care About

AI in Healthcare
He is a frequent keynote speaker on AI's impact on healthcare and leads GE HealthCare's R&D in AI-based medical imaging, diagnostics, and operational intelligence.
Human-Centered Design
He wrote about his appreciation for mid-century modern design, like the Eames Lounge Chair, as a blueprint for creating human-centric technology in healthcare.
Public Health Data
He championed data transparency as the FDA's first Chief Health Informatics Officer, launching openFDA, and previously led disease surveillance efforts at the CDC.

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Work History

1-2023
Global Chief Science and Technology Officer at GE HealthCare
5-2016 - 1-2023
Vice President/Distinguished Engineer, Health AI, & Chief Medical Officer at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
3-2013 - 5-2016
1st Chief Health Informatics Officer at FDA
6-2009 - 3-2013
Director, Health Informatics Solutions and Operations at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1-2006 - 6-2009
Director, Global Public Health and Informatics at InSTEDD (founded by Google)

Education

1996 - 2002
Medical Training from Harvard Medical School
1999 - 2001
MS from UTHealth Houston

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Insights For Selling To Taha

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots

DONT's

  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Taha is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Taha

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Taha move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Taha take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Taha

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