John Savini
Optum
Summit Speaker
Summit - 2023 Nov 16 National Summit NY
John Savini serves as the Chief Information Security Officer for Optum Insight as well as OptumAI. As CISO at Optum, Savini has accountability to maintain the security program and posture for two of UnitedHealth Group’s broadest and most technically complex business segments. An Engineer and Data Scientist at heart, he has also overseen the development and operation of a best of breed identity risk AI platform serving a wide array of constituent risk use cases ranging from privacy to identity compromise and digital fraud. John has also cultivated a team of identity risk analysts capable of providing interventional response and forensic analysis in supporting the distinct needs of an increasingly complex healthcare ecosystem. With more than 20 years in health care technology, John has helped been focused on deploying innovative solutions to improve optimize and secure many aspects of the healthcare continuum. As an advocate for the next generation of our workforce, John was one of the founding sponsors of the UHG’s technology development Program as well as Executive Sponsor and Board Member for Black Girls in Cyber. John holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a master’s in Mechanical Engineer focused in aerospace and automation from the University of New Haven, and an MBA focused in finance and business strategy from Carnegie Mellon University.