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10 Mass General Brigham IT leaders
These ten Mass General Brigham IT leaders include CIOs of its hospitals, behavioral health, rehabilitation and home care services and its health plan, along with an executive director of endpoint engineering and operations, an IT director and a vice president of digital clinical systems. A reader can learn how IT leaders lead technology organizations at Mass General Brigham.
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01—10Anne Murphy
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer - Mass Eye and Ear · Mass General Brigham
Chief Information Officer - Mass Eye and Ear at Mass General Brigham since March 2024, listed at Executive level. Former Director of Applications and Training at Massachusetts Eye and Ear (2016–2024), and the profile also lists a Director, Physician Practice Support role at Massachusetts Eye and Ear that ended in 2024.
Brian Blackman, MS, CHCIO, CDH-E
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Mass General Brigham
Chief Information Officer at Mass General Brigham since May 2024, a role the profile headline ties to Mass General Hospital. Former Director at Mass General Brigham (2019–2024) and former Corporate Team Lead II at Partners HealthCare (2015–2019). The profile also lists a board seat at SIM Boston since 2023.
David Rudek
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Information Technology · Mass General Brigham
Director Of Information Technology at Mass General Brigham since October 2020. The profile says the role oversees two hospitals, with responsibilities that include managing budgets and prioritizing and executing projects. Former Database Developer at Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (2008–2012) and former Programmer at Massachusetts General Hospital (2006–2008).
Elizabeth Downie
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer at Salem Hospital · Mass General Brigham
Chief Information Officer at Salem Hospital at Mass General Brigham since January 2024. The profile also lists a current Chief Information Officer role at Newton-Wellesley Hospital since March 2012, and notes that Newton-Wellesley Hospital is a member of the Mass General Brigham system.
Eric Podradchik
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Digital Clinical Systems · Mass General Brigham
Vice President, Digital Clinical Systems at Mass General Brigham since March 2025, listed at President/Vice President level. Former Associate CIO, Applications at Boston Medical Center (BMC) (2007–2025) and former Application Manager at Massachusetts Department of Public Health (2003–2007). The profile also lists Applications Specialist at MEDITECH (2000–2003).
Herbert Harrison
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director - Endpoint Engineering and Operations · Mass General Brigham
Executive Director - Endpoint Engineering and Operations at Mass General Brigham since June 2024, which the profile describes as heading a department of 160 employees. The profile headline gives the title as Senior Director of Endpoint Engineering and Operations at Mass General Brigham - Digital. Former Director - Enterprise Technology Platforms at Mass General Brigham (2019–2024).
Kara Backman
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer at McLean Hospital and Mass General Brigham Behavioral & Mental Health · Mass General Brigham
Chief Information Officer at McLean Hospital and Mass General Brigham Behavioral & Mental Health at Mass General Brigham since September 2025. The profile also lists Chief Information Officer at McLean Hospital since February 2018 and former Project Director, Partners eCare Clinical Program & Services at Partners HealthCare (2012–2018).
Keith Backman
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer - Spaulding Rehabilitation & Mass General Brigham HealthCare at Home · Mass General Brigham
Chief Information Officer - Spaulding Rehabilitation & Mass General Brigham HealthCare at Home at Mass General Brigham since February 2025, a role the profile says leads digital operations. Former Chief Information Officer - Spaulding Rehabilitation (2024–2025) and Interim Chief Information Officer - Spaulding Rehabilitation (2022–2024) at Mass General Brigham.
Micheal Sweet
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer - Brigham and Women's Hospital · Mass General Brigham
Chief Information Officer - Brigham and Women's Hospital at Mass General Brigham since May 2024; the profile describes the role as Site Senior Director and CIO for Brigham and Women's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital. Former Executive Director - Clinical Information Systems at Mass General Brigham (2019–2024).
Yogendra Bundela
LinkedInExperience: VP and Chief Information Officer · Mass General Brigham Health Plan
VP and Chief Information Officer at Mass General Brigham Health Plan since December 2025 and Deputy Chief Information Officer there since October 2020, a role the profile says drives enterprise-wide IT operations including DevOps, IT operations, data architecture and business intelligence. Former Manager of Applications and e-Business at Neighborhood Health Plan (2013–2017).
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- 01How do site CIOs at individual hospitals work with a system-wide digital organization on priorities and budgets?
- 02What changes when a health system brings acquired hospitals or services onto shared IT platforms?
- 03How should a health plan's IT organization balance its own systems against those of the wider health system?
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