A Trusted Forum for Leaders Shaping Healthcare’s Future
The DHN Leadership Council serves as a trusted space for experienced leaders to share grounded insights, challenge emerging assumptions, and guide healthcare transformation with clarity and credibility.
The Council brings together senior decision-makers across the healthcare ecosystem—including providers, public health, pharma, medtech, digital health, technology, and policy—integrated with global leaders contributing international perspective and benchmarking.
Membership is by invitation only and is extended to individuals based on their role, experience, and influence on healthcare transformation in practice.
This is not an association, governing body, or commercial forum. It is a leadership platform built on credibility, discretion, and insight.
Healthcare transformation is shaped by leaders who operate at the intersection of strategy, technology, policy, and execution. The DHN Leadership Council exists to:
Enable thoughtful, cross-sector dialogue within the healthcare ecosystem
cross-dialogueBring together perspectives that reflect real-world decision-making and adoption
Connect India's healthcare leadership with US and global experience
Support research, discourse, and ecosystem thinking that extends beyond events
For DHN, the Council strengthens institutional credibility and reinforces its role as a global-facing healthcare intelligence platform.
Meet the leaders shaping the healthcare globally
CEO, Indian Institute of Science Medical School Foundation & Chairperson, DHIA (DHIndia Association)
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at Memorial Hermann Health System, Houston, Texas
Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer, Clearmedi Healthcare
VP and CTO at University of Cincinnati Health, Ohio
Managing Director, Yashoda Group of Hospitals
MD & Chief Executive Officer, SUT Pattom Multi Super Specialty Hospital
Founder Director, Ujala Cygnus Hospitals
VP, Information Systems | Data, AI, Enterprise Platforms, Franciscan Health, Greater Indianapolis
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, P D Hinduja Hospital
MD, MPH - Chief Information Officer, HealthIT, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
National Security Officer - India and SEA, Microsoft
Deputy Director General, Association of Healthcare Providers - AHPI
CEO, CHARAKA- Government of Karnataka's Centre of Excellence for HealthTech, MedTech and Assistive Technologies
Group CEO, Zydus Hospitals
Chief Information Officer, University Hospital NYC
Director & CEO, Lifesciences and Pharma Telangana
CIO, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre
CIO & CISO, Aster DM Healthcare, India
CEO, Apollo Adlux Hospital
COO, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital
COO, Caritas Hospital
Director & Chair Medical Oncoquest Labs Ltd New Delhi & Founder of DRG Labs
CEO, Tata Steel Medica Hospital (TSMH)
Group Chief Analytics & AI Officer, Narayana Health
Program Manager-ABDM, National Health Authority
Membership reflects the breadth and depth of the healthcare ecosystem. We invite individuals with senior responsibility and decision-making scope across:
Membership is person-based, not organization-based.
Council members are selectively involved in DHN initiatives aligned with their expertise and availability, including:
Closed-door leadership dialogues and roundtables
Research programs, surveys, forums, city meetups, innovation challenges and ecosystem studies
Expert viewpoints, guest contributions, and curated conversations
Podcasts, panels, and roundtables
Participation is intentionally flexible and respectful of senior leadership bandwidth.
Individual-based membership
No solicitation, pitching, or promotional activity
Chatham-style discussions
Editorial integrity maintained
Membership renewal process