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Humana appoints Shantanu Nundy as chief medical officer
He will provide clinical leadership, helping shape healthcare products, platforms and artificial intelligence strategy across the company.
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Bhavana P - Sat, 22, Aug 2026
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Shantanu Nundy / American Medical Association
Kentucky-based health insurance company Humana has appointed Indian-origin physician, healthcare executive and technology leader Shantanu Nundy as its new chief medical officer, effective Aug. 31.
Nundy will report to Humana president and CEO Jim Rechtin and join the company’s enterprise leadership team. In his new role, he will provide clinical leadership across the healthcare company and help shape its products, platforms and use of artificial intelligence.
Nundy most recently served as executive vice president of Care Delivery and chief health officer at Accolade, where he led a technology-driven transformation of the member care experience. Before joining Accolade, he was managing director for Clinical Innovation at Evolent Health, where he worked on value-based and digital care transformation across large health systems.
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Throughout his career, Nundy has worked at the intersection of medicine and technology. He has advised organizations including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and World Bank on digital health and artificial intelligence, as well as working with health technology startups.
The company said Nundy’s appointment will strengthen its efforts to integrate clinical expertise, technology and consumer-focused healthcare as it works to simplify access to care for the millions of people it serves.
“Clinical excellence is at the heart of Humana’s vision to be a leading consumer healthcare company, and I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Nundy as our new chief medical officer. I am confident Shantanu’s experience at the intersection of clinical outcomes, technology, and the consumer experience will advance our efforts to simplify the path to care and help the people we serve achieve their best health,” Jim Rechtin, Humana president and CEO said in a statement.
Nundy continues to practice medicine, providing primary care at a community health center and hospital medicine at a regional health system. He is also the author of two books and serves on the adjunct faculty at Stanford Medicine and Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his medical degree from Johns Hopkins, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
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