Areas of expertise: Digital Health, Canadian Healthcare Systems and Sectors; Strategy (growth, talent, partnerships, marketing and advocacy), Leadership & Board Governance.
Current role: Founder, Santellect (Health Intelligence and Advocacy)
Sujatha is a decisive and strategic leader with over 20 years experience in technology transformation, research, innovation, strategy and leading senior executive teams. A dynamic change agent with the keen ability to identify pain points, business deficiencies and strategic directions. An innovative problem solver with an established reputation for driving efficiencies, delivering change, cost reductions, and maximizing resources with a record of transforming and enhancing the performance of teams and departments. Has astute management of budgets. Extensive experience devising complex projects and implementation plans. A persuasive negotiator with a masterful ability to manage diverse stakeholders.
Sujatha’s experience and skills spans extensively in areas of startup, entrepreneurship, healthcare, artificial intelligence, government, non profit organizations, research, academia and boards. Career spanning from being a Co-founder of two AI-startups; Provincial Director for Genetics and Genomics; Strategic Manager for non-clinical health services, healthcare procurement; Senior Advisor for Health on interprovincial health programs and projects, health legislation and quasi government partnerships; Consultant, Manager, Research Associate for various academic, applied research and commercialization projects.