Micky Tripathi

Federal Leadership

Micky Tripathi took on new responsibility this year after a reshuffle of HHS’s cyber, IT, and AI portfolios put him at the helm as the department’s assistant secretary for technology policy and acting chief AI officer. Tripathi had already served as national coordinator for health IT before the reorganization — a role which he still holds — and has been with HHS since January 2021. In a recent interview with FedScoop, Tripathi said a priority for him was having policies in place so that employees embrace AI rather than shying away from it. Prior to HHS Tripathi had a career in the private sector as well, most recently as chief alliance officer for Arcadia, executive advisor for LRVHealth, as well as a member of the board of directors for Datica, the HL7 FHIR Foundation, and the Sequoia Project. Earlier in his career, Tripathi previously led the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative and the Indiana Health Information Exchange.