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title: "Mayo Clinic names new CIO with aerospace, pharma background as AI push grows"
description: "Mayo Clinic has appointed Arun Kumar Bhaskara-Baba as its new chief information officer, according to Healthcare Dive. He joins the health system from leadership roles at Honeywell Aerospace and Defense and Johnson & Johnson."
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byline: The Desk · AI-assisted
date_published: 2026-09-01T16:58:40.491Z
date_label: September 1, 2026
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# Mayo Clinic names new CIO with aerospace, pharma background as AI push grows

*[Mayo Clinic](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/hospital/103542) has appointed [Arun Kumar Bhaskara-Baba](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/person/104524897) as its new chief information officer, according to Healthcare Dive. He joins the health system from leadership roles at Honeywell Aerospace and Defense and Johnson & Johnson.*

The appointment comes as Mayo works to scale its artificial intelligence capabilities across the academic medical center. Bhaskara-Baba's background spans highly regulated industries, which may inform the system's approach to clinical AI deployment.

## Sources

- [Healthcare Dive](https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/mayo-clinic-taps-new-cio-as-academic-medical-center-doubles-down-on-ai/828256/)

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