James Blum, MD, is a dynamic clinical IT leader and anesthesiologist with more than two decades of experience across academic medicine, federal healthcare, and integrated delivery systems. As the Chief Health Information Officer at a major university medical center, he brings board certifications in anesthesiology, critical care, and clinical informatics to his leadership of digital strategy, analytics, and high-impact AI implementations. Dr. Blum has a distinguished research history, including NIH K and R awards, over 70 peer-reviewed publications, and multiple patents, and has directed teams of more than 300 professionals. Renowned for his ability to scale technology that improves care delivery and operational performance, he has driven major initiatives in EHR optimization, digital governance, and clinical systems transformation. His accomplishments include elevating enterprise EHR satisfaction to top-quintile national performance and leading the development and deployment of predictive AI models that improved clinical outcomes, workflow efficiency, and emergency care responsiveness.