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10 Hackensack Meridian Health IT leaders
These ten current and former Hackensack Meridian Health IT leaders include its chief digital and information officer and a former chief digital information officer, plus vice presidents and directors over applications, IT operations, infrastructure and cloud engineering. A reader can learn how IT leaders lead technology organizations at Hackensack Meridian Health.
Professionals to explore
01—10Basu Gunda
LinkedInExperience: Director of Business Applications - Digital Technology services · Hackensack Meridian Health
Director of Business Applications - Digital Technology services at Hackensack Meridian Health since April 2022. The profile also lists two other current roles under Hackensack Meridian Health: Director - IT Business Applications, starting in April 2016, and IT Manager,Financials and HR systems, starting in April 2008.
Gail Keyser
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Associate CIO, Chief Application Officer · Hackensack Meridian Health
SVP, Associate CIO, Chief Application Officer at Hackensack Meridian Health since September 2021. Other Hackensack Meridian Health roles listed are Co-Interim CIO at Hackensack Meridian Health (2020–2021), Sr. Vice President, Chief of Health Applications at Hackensack Meridian Health (2020–2021) and Vice President, Clinical Applications (2018–2020).
Gary Wilhelm, Sr.
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Business Applications · Hackensack Meridian Health
Former Vice President, Business Applications at Hackensack Meridian Health (March 2018 to August 2025), where the profile says the role provided leadership, vision and direction to the business applications organization. The profile also lists Director of Revenue Cycle and Financial Applications (2014–2018) and IT Manager (2011–2014) under Hackensack Meridian Health.
James Williams
LinkedInExperience: Director, Cloud and Systems Engineering · Hackensack Meridian Health
Director, Cloud and Systems Engineering at Hackensack Meridian Health since December 2020, listed at the Director level in the Engineering and Technical department. Former Manager, Server Engineering at Hackensack Meridian Health (2019–2020) and former IT Operations and Service Delivery Manager, North America at Webber, a Ferrovial company (2012–2018).
Jessica Crescenz
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, IT Operations · Hackensack Meridian Health
Vice President, IT Operations at Hackensack Meridian Health since March 2026. Former Director - Digital Technology Services - Business Operations at Hackensack Meridian Health (October 2022 to February 2026), a role the profile lists at the Director level, and former Finance Director (Controller) - Riverview Medical Center at Hackensack Meridian Health (2021–2022).
Joe Guddat
LinkedInExperience: IT Director of Systems Operations and Customer Services · Hackensack Meridian Health
Former IT Director of Systems Operations and Customer Services at Hackensack Meridian Health (May 2019 to May 2022). Director of Service Management at Hospital for Special Surgery since May 2022. The profile also lists Chief Operating Officer at Churchill & Harriman (C&H), Inc. (2014–2018).
Joel E. Klein
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President Chief Digital and Information Officer · Hackensack Meridian Health
Executive Vice President Chief Digital and Information Officer at Hackensack Meridian Health since September 2025. The profile says the role is responsible for system-level IT initiatives on behalf of more than 40,000 team members, 7,000 physicians and 500+ patient care locations. Former Senior Vice President Chief Information Officer at University of Maryland Medical System (2019–2025).
Kash Patel
LinkedInExperience: EVP, Chief Digital Information Officer · Hackensack Meridian Health
Former EVP, Chief Digital Information Officer at Hackensack Meridian Health (August 2021 to January 2025), a role the profile lists at the C-Level. Former Vice President, Chief Digital Technology Officer at Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System (2018–2021). Principal at Ilford Investment and Advisory since January 2025.
Kathy Young
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Infrastructure & Operations · Hackensack Meridian Health
Vice President, Infrastructure & Operations at Hackensack Meridian Health since October 2022, a role the profile lists at the President/Vice President level in the Operations department. Former Sr Technical Director at Divurgent (2019–2022) and former Service Delivery Executive at Fujitsu (2018–2019).
Mark Negron
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business Platforms & Deputy Chief Digital and Information Officer · Hackensack Meridian Health
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business Platforms & Deputy Chief Digital and Information Officer at Hackensack Meridian Health since April 2026. Former VP, Information Services and Technology at University of Maryland Medical System (2021–2026) and former Senior Director - Integration, Transformation & Data at NYU Langone Health (2018–2021).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a health network with many hospitals decide which applications to standardize across the system?
- 02What does it take to run IT infrastructure, cloud and operations for a network with hundreds of care locations?
- 03How should a health system IT organization be structured so that business applications and clinical applications teams work well together?
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