Edmund Jackson

Edmund Jackson is a data science and healthcare technology leader with extensive experience in applying AI and analytics to improve healthcare outcomes.12 He served as the Chief Data Officer and Chief Data Scientist at HCA Healthcare from 2014 to 2022, where he led data governance, analytics, and machine learning initiatives.2 Jackson holds a Ph.D. in Statistical Signal Processing from the University of Cambridge.12

Career Highlights

• Current Role: CEO of UnityAI, a company developing innovative AI solutions for healthcare2
• Previous Positions:
  • Chief Data Officer and Chief Data Scientist at HCA Healthcare (2014-2022)2
  • Co-founder of Lambda Next, a functional programming training company2
  • Founder of Cambridge Data Science, a statistics and data science consultancy2
  • Quantitative Researcher at Global Advisors2

Achievements

• Led the creation of SPOT, a real-time clinical data system that reduced sepsis mortality by almost 30% across 160 hospitals1
• Developed NATE, a real-time, patient-oriented data and analytics platform critical to clinical operations1
• Received the 2020 NTC Data Scientist of the Year award2
• Won the 2019 Redhat Innovator of the Year award2
• Received the 2019 Eisenberg Award for SPOT2

Jackson is known for his commitment to leveraging data and AI to improve healthcare quality and effectiveness.2 Outside of work, he enjoys CrossFit, gardening, playing music, ultra-marathons, and Tai Chi.12