10 Kaiser Permanente AI and data science leaders
Daniel Yang, MD, Vice President AI and Emerging Technologies at Kaiser Permanente, heads this list of Kaiser Permanente AI and data science leaders, who also include an executive director of data science, a senior director and directors of data science and AI. A reader can learn how AI and data science leaders work at Kaiser Permanente from people who have held the role.
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Daniel Yang, MD
LinkedInExperience: Vice President AI and Emerging Technologies · Kaiser Permanente
Daniel Yang, MD has been Vice President AI and Emerging Technologies at Kaiser Permanente since October 2023, a role the profile describes as leading KP to be a national leader in responsible AI and reporting to the Chief Medical Officer and the EVP of IT and Enterprise Business Solutions. Daniel Yang, MD was Program Director, Diagnostic Excellence Initiative at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation from 2021 to 2023.
Ellen Woo
LinkedInExperience: Former Executive Director, AI and Emerging Technologies · Kaiser Permanente
Ellen Woo is a former Executive Director, AI and Emerging Technologies at Kaiser Permanente, a role held from January 2023 to August 2025. Ellen Woo was Executive Director, Clinical Ancillary Services and Support at Kaiser Permanente from 2015 to 2023 and Director of Strategic Services there from 2012 to 2015.
Faizan J.
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director - Data Science & Engineering · Kaiser Permanente
Faizan J. has been Sr. Director - Data Science & Engineering at Kaiser Permanente since September 2020, leading the digital data science and AI team for Kaiser Permanente Digital with focus areas that include search, recommendations and personalization. Faizan J. has also been Adjunct Faculty Lead at Southern Methodist University since 2017.
Lawrence Gerstley
LinkedInExperience: Director of Data Science · Kaiser Permanente Division of Research
Lawrence Gerstley has been Director of Data Science at Kaiser Permanente Division of Research since February 2025, providing data science strategy and services to investigators and building advanced analytical tools for machine learning and AI. Lawrence Gerstley was Principal Data Scientist, Division of Research there from 2021 to 2025.
Rajiv Synghal
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Data Science · Kaiser Permanente
Rajiv Synghal has been Executive Director, Data Science at Kaiser Permanente since February 2019, working closely with physicians on AI-infused solutions at the point of care, with launches that include Antimicrobial Stewardship. Rajiv Synghal was Chief Architect & Chief Evangelist, Big Data Strategy at Kaiser Permanente from 2012 to 2019.
Shaafi Syed
LinkedInExperience: Principal Engineer -> Head of AI · Kaiser Permanente
Shaafi Syed has held the Principal Engineer -> Head of AI role at Kaiser Permanente since December 2017, and the profile says they introduced AI across the organization, scaled adoption, evaluated AI solutions and built agentic AI and LLM systems. Shaafi Syed was Full Stack Engineer (Backend Focus) at NASA from 2012 to 2017.
Sivasubramanian Sundaram Gurusamy
LinkedInExperience: Director, IT Engineering / Data Science · Kaiser Permanente
Sivasubramanian Sundaram Gurusamy has been Director, IT Engineering / Data Science at Kaiser Permanente since August 2025, leading enterprise data, analytics and AI architecture and data product engineering capabilities. Sivasubramanian Sundaram Gurusamy was Application Development Manager at Accenture from 2015 to 2021.
Taposh Dutta Roy
LinkedInExperience: Director, AI Innovation Team · Kaiser Permanente
Taposh Dutta Roy has been Director, AI Innovation Team at Kaiser Permanente since October 2014, and the profile describes them as a healthcare AI leader, author and governance strategist serving as Director of AI/ML at Kaiser Permanente. Taposh Dutta Roy was Head Ad Products at inPowered AI from 2013 to 2014.
Todd Voss
LinkedInExperience: Former VP of AI and Digital Health Innovation · Kaiser Permanente
Todd Voss is a former VP of AI and Digital Health Innovation at Kaiser Permanente, a role held from July 2018 to September 2021. Todd Voss was Director, AI and Analytics at Kaiser Permanente from 2015 to 2018 and Lead Data Scientist, Digital Health there from 2010 to 2015.
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