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10 Advocate Health IT leaders
These ten current and former Advocate Health IT leaders include a former regional chief information officer, a chief technology officer, and vice presidents and directors who run IT service delivery, identity and access management, engineering and service management. A reader can learn how IT leaders lead technology organizations at Advocate Health.
Professionals to explore
01—10Amy Bohachek Olson
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President IT Service Delivery & Chief of Staff · Advocate Health
Senior Vice President IT Service Delivery & Chief of Staff at Advocate Health since March 2026 and former Group Vice President Business Applications there (2023–2026). Former System Vice President ERP and Rev Cycle Applications at Advocate Aurora Health (2018–2023) and former VP IT Business Analysis & Client Communication at Aurora Health Care (2016–2018).
Andy Crowder, CHCIO, CDH-E
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief Information Officer Southeast Region, Advocate Health & Enterprise Chief Digital Officer · Advocate Health
Former SVP, Chief Information Officer Southeast Region, Advocate Health & Enterprise Chief Digital Officer at Advocate Health (May 2023 to April 2025), and SVP, Chief Digital & AI Officer Advocate Health at Advocate Health since October 2024. Former Senior Vice President Chief Information and Analytics Officer at Atrium Health (2019–2023) and former Corporate SVP & Chief Information Officer at Scripps Health (2016–2019).
Christine Gay
LinkedInExperience: Director IT Service Management · Advocate Health
Director IT Service Management at Advocate Health since January 2024, a Director-level role in Engineering and Technical according to the profile. Former Director IT Operations (2022–2024) and Information Technology Manager (2018–2022) at Advocate Aurora Health, and former Manager, IT Testing Services and Deployment at Aurora Health Care (2017–2019).
Cynthia Peterson
LinkedInExperience: VP, IT Identity and Access Management · Advocate Health
VP, IT Identity and Access Management at Advocate Health since September 2023; the profile describes the role as responsible for leading the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the area's work. The profile also lists a Director role at Atrium Health that ended in 2023 and IT Specialist at IBM (1996–1999).
Eric Christian, MBA
LinkedInExperience: SVP & Chief Technology Officer · Advocate Health
SVP & Chief Technology Officer at Advocate Health since July 2023, a current role the profile lists in Engineering. Former VP & Chief Technology Officer at Atrium Health (2013–2023). The profile also lists Adjunct Professor at Pfeiffer University (2017–2022) and board roles at University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Charlotte Rescue Mission.
Jason Knox
LinkedInExperience: Director of Information Technology · Advocate Health
Director of Information Technology at Advocate Health since August 2024; the profile says the role covers Epic Technical, including the Electronic Health Record Ecosystem, Technical Solutions and Output services. Former Director of Information Technology (2019–2024) and Director Information Technology Security (2017–2019) at Aurora Health Care.
Jason Whitted
LinkedInExperience: Enterprise Director IT · Advocate Health
Enterprise Director IT at Advocate Health since November 2024, a Director-level role in Charlotte, North Carolina according to the profile. Former Director, Information and Analytics Services at Atrium Health (2016–2025) and former Systems Engineer Manager at Carolinas HealthCare System (2011–2016).
Joseph Tenuta
LinkedInExperience: Director, IT Engineering · Advocate Health
Director, IT Engineering at Advocate Health since August 2024, and System Director, Telecommunications at Advocate Aurora Health according to the profile. Former System Director, Network Engineering & Telecommunications at Advocate Aurora Health (2019–2024) and former Director Enterprise Network & Telecom Architecture at Advocate Health Care (2011–2018).
Karen Ellenburg
LinkedInExperience: Director of Information Technology · Advocate Health
Director of Information Technology at Advocate Health since May 2025, a Director-level role in Engineering and Technical according to the profile. Former Director Information Technology Ambulatory (2020–2025) and Manager Information and Analytics Services (2016–2020) at Atrium Health.
Wendy Schafer
LinkedInExperience: Senior VP IT Service Delivery · Advocate Health
Senior VP IT Service Delivery at Advocate Health since February 2023. Former System VP HIT Strategy & Operations at Advocate Aurora Health (2018–2023), and former VP IT Support Services (2016–2023), VP, IT Infrastructure Operations (2014–2016) and Sr. Director, IT Infrastructure (2012–2014) at Aurora Health Care.
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Match the person's scope to your question: CIO, CTO and senior vice president roles suit questions about strategy and integration, while directors suit questions about running specific platforms and services day to day. Check whether the person's Advocate Health role is current or past, and what roles they held elsewhere, before asking about today's practices.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you combine IT organizations from merged health systems without disrupting care at the hospitals they support?
- 02What does a health system IT service delivery group own, and how is its performance measured?
- 03How should a large health system decide which platforms to standardize across regions and which to leave local?
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