Humana Inc. named Shantanu Nundy, M.D., as its next chief medical officer, effective Aug. 31, the Louisville-based insurer said Thursday.
Nundy will report to Jim Rechtin, Humana’s president and CEO, and join the company’s Enterprise Leadership Team. In the role, he will provide clinical oversight for Humana’s products and platforms, with a focus on artificial intelligence applications in care delivery.
Most recently, Nundy served as executive vice president of care delivery and chief health officer at Accolade, a healthcare navigation and care delivery company. Prior to that, he was managing director for clinical innovation at Evolent Health, where he led value-based and digital care transformation initiatives across health systems. His advisory work includes engagements with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the World Bank on digital health and AI policy.
Nundy maintains an active clinical practice, providing primary care at a community health center and hospital medicine at a regional health system. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a medical degree from Johns Hopkins, and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He also serves on the adjunct faculty at Stanford Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and has authored two books on healthcare innovation and delivery.
Humana, which trades on the NYSE under the ticker HUM, did not disclose further financial or operational details regarding the appointment.
