10 Centene AI and data science leaders
VP, AI Governance, Staff Vice President, Data Science and Senior Director of Machine Learning Engineering, Data Science and AI are among the current titles held by these Centene AI and data science leaders, whose roles also cover AI products and applied AI development. A reader can learn how AI and data science leaders work at Centene from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Andrew Sorenson
LinkedInExperience: Former RVP - Analytics Products and AI · Centene Corporation
Andrew Sorenson is a former RVP - Analytics Products and AI at Centene Corporation, a role held from January 2022 to January 2025 in Salt Lake City. Andrew Sorenson has been Chief Analytics Officer at Select Health since January 2025 and was Chief Analytics Officer at Castell from 2019 to 2022.
Barrett Foat
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Machine Learning Engineering, Data Science and AI · Centene Corporation
Barrett Foat has been Senior Director of Machine Learning Engineering, Data Science and AI at Centene Corporation since August 2020 and was Director of Data Science at Centene Corporation from 2017 to 2020. Barrett Foat also held the roles Manager, Chemistry Data Science (2015–2017) and Manager, Genomics & Data Science (2013–2015) at Monsanto Company.
Brian Hall
LinkedInExperience: Staff Vice President, Data Science · Centene Corporation
Brian Hall has been Staff Vice President, Data Science at Centene Corporation since May 2022, based in the Greater Chicago Area. The profile headline and About section both name the same role, Staff Vice President, Data Science at Centene Corporation, as Brian Hall's current position.
David L. Gruenewald
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Data Science · Centene Corporation
David L. Gruenewald has been Senior Director, Data Science at Centene Corporation since November 2023. At Centene Corporation, David L. Gruenewald also held the roles Director, Healthcare Analytics (2020–2022) and Manager, Data Analytics and Reporting (2018–2020), and was Solutions Engineering Manager at Posit PBC from 2022 to 2023.
Gregory Spear
LinkedInExperience: Director, AI Products · Centene Corporation
Gregory Spear has been Director, AI Products at Centene Corporation since April 2025, based in Ann Arbor. Gregory Spear was Principal Product Manager at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) from 2021 to 2025 and Product Lead at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) from 2019 to 2021.
Jerry Claghorn, PhD
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Data Science · Centene Corporation
Jerry Claghorn has been Senior Director of Data Science at Centene Corporation since June 2024, with a profile headline that reads Data science and AI leader. Jerry Claghorn was Senior Director of Product - AI and ML at Clearcover from 2023 to 2024 and Director of Product - AI and ML at Clearcover from 2022 to 2023.
Lauren Hudspith
LinkedInExperience: Director, Applied AI Development · Centene Corporation
Lauren Hudspith has been Director, Applied AI Development at Centene Corporation since June 2026, a role the profile describes as leading the enterprise capability that lets people who are not engineers build and ship AI systems. Lauren Hudspith was Director, Market Technology Lead at Centene Corporation from 2025 to 2026.
Manish Raole
LinkedInExperience: Former Delivery Head - GenAI/AI, Intelligent Automation, Cloud Native Applications · Centene Corporation
Manish Raole is a former Delivery Head - GenAI/AI, Intelligent Automation, Cloud Native Applications at Centene Corporation (2020–2023). Manish Raole has been Director - AI/ML, Predictive Analytics & Automaiton at Elevance Health since September 2023 and was Manager | Analytics & Cognitive – Intelligent Automation at Deloitte from 2019 to 2020.
Michael G. Abelaj, MBA, PMP
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Strategic Initiatives AI Transformation Population Health Clinical Operations · Centene Corporation
Michael G. Abelaj has been Senior Director Strategic Initiatives AI Transformation Population Health Clinical Operations at Centene Corporation since August 2025, and the profile says Michael G. Abelaj has served as the business unit AI lead for Fidelis Care. Michael G. Abelaj held the role Product Strategy, Innovation, Commercialization at UnitedHealth Group from 2016 to 2025.
Shaheen Gauher, PhD
LinkedInExperience: VP, AI Governance · Centene Corporation
Shaheen Gauher has been VP, AI Governance at Centene Corporation since January 2026, with a profile headline that reads VP, AI Governance & Enablement. Shaheen Gauher was a Senior Director at Elevance Health from 2022 to 2026 and a Senior Director at Anthem, Inc. from 2019 to 2022, and the profile describes work at the intersection of AI, technology and healthcare.
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- 01How do AI leaders at a health plan decide which AI use cases need governance review first?
- 02What does it take to move a machine learning model from a pilot into routine use at a health insurer?
- 03How do data science teams at a health plan work with clinical and operations staff?
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