Maia Hightower

Dr. Maia Hightower, MD, MPH, MBA, is CEO & Founder of Veritas Healthcare Insights, LLC, specializing in healthcare AI implementation and digital transformation. A physician-executive with over 15 years of leadership, she previously served as EVP & Chief Digital Technology Officer at University of Chicago Medicine, spearheading digital transformation for the $4B academic health system. Her prior roles include Chief Medical Information Officer at University of Utah Health and University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics.

Dr. Hightower’s research and advocacy focuses on responsible AI and digital transformation, influencing policy at organizations like NCQA, NIH, and WHO. She was the founder and former CEO of Equality AI, an AI quality assurance technology company. She holds degrees from Cornell University (BA), University of Rochester (MD, MPH), UC San Diego (Internal Medicine/Pediatric Residencies), and the Wharton School (MBA).