Andreas Heid

CIO | Transformation, Enterprise AI, Strategic Partnerships

Walnut Creek, California, United States

About

I solve complex customer and business problems with technology, with a focus on building enterprise AI capabilities that deliver measurable impact and scale. I do that by building embedded, cross-functional teams that move tech from order taker to strategic partner, bringing a product and customer success mindset into how we design, deliver, and operate. ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ: I drive change by aligning leaders on a clear North Star, translating it into an execution strategy, and establishing the cadence and decision rights that keep teams moving. I care as much about adoption and behavior change as I do about architecture and delivery. Principles: clear ownership and shared outcomes, scalable decision-making and operating rhythm, thoughtful build vs buy vs partner choices, and pragmatic architecture, security, and change management that enable speed. ๐—”๐—œ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ: I enjoy working with technology partners to bring innovation into enterprise environments. In AI, we built an embedded Center of Excellence to drive business impact, with the governance and controls needed to scale responsibly. ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ: Iโ€™ve turned around underperforming teams, built leadership layers, and developed successor benches. ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ: Enterprise platforms, cloud and support, clinical and care technology, cybersecurity, customer operations and customer success, product and engineering, strategic programs, and forward-deployed engineering / professional services. ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€: Google, AWS, Microsoft, Salesforce, athenahealth, SAP, Okta, Observe.AI, and Glean, among others. ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Iโ€™m a strategist-operator with a management consulting background, comfortable aligning boards, C-suite peers, and strategic customers around a clear narrative, shared goals, and measurable outcomes.

Experience

  • Fractional CIO Operator | Advisor at Independent
    Jan 2026 - Present ยท 7 mos

    Advising founders and operator teams (primarily health tech / digital health) on AI transformation, enterprise technology strategy and execution. - AI strategy and responsible adoption (use-case selection, governance, operating model) - Change leadership and transformation execution - Enterprise GTM readiness (buyer journey, value narrative, security/compliance posture, Customer Success) - Strategic partnerships and co-development - Org design and leadership team enablement

  • Chief Information Officer at Included Health
    Nov 2021 - Nov 2025 ยท 4 yrs 1 mo

    Recruited to build the CIO function from the ground up as the company prepared for IPO. Led digital transformation for a 3,000+ FTE virtual care enterprise, scaling care tooling, elevating user experience, driving measurable outcomes. Built an AI-anchored, cyber-resilient tech ecosystem supporting virtual and in-person care for millions of patients, turning Tech from cost center to growth enabler and trusted strategic partner with strong accountability and measurement culture. ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ: Built a CIO org with pillars Tech Services, Cyber, Strategic Initiatives, and Programs, aligning team to shift Tech from order taker to strategic business partner. Drove 25% increase in employee engagement in 18 months amid company and market headwinds. ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ง ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†: Scaled AI-driven, cloud-enabled platforms to support care for 10M+ members and implemented 24x7 operations, managed services, and SaaS reliability improvements. ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐— &A ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Turned around struggling post-merger IT integrations to achieve 4.9 employee CSAT. ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป-๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€: Negotiated and executed high-stakes strategic vendor partnerships, saving $2M annually with one vendor alone, and turning red relationships green, achieving clinician CSAT of 4.9. ๐—–๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ: Established CISO role and executed on 2-year cyber investment roadmap, maturing posture from compliance-focused to risk-based; led HITRUST and SOC 2 compliance and achieved no reportable IT / cyber incidents. ๐—”๐—œ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Founded embedded AI Center of Excellence, deploying GenAI solutions across IT, HR, Care QA, and Sales/Customer Success impacting unit cost and user satisfaction. ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†: Achieved multi-million USD IT OPEX savings (20%) via process redesign, automation, tech rationalization, and strategic vendor management.

  • HealthTech Strategic Advisory Council at Amazon Web Services
    2025 - 2025 ยท Less than a year

  • Health Cloud Product Advisory Council at Salesforce
    2024 - 2025 ยท 1 yr

  • Scientific Advisory Board Member at HP
    2020 - 2022 ยท 2 yrs

    Board member for technology in HP Health transformation program