Chris Gutmann is a senior technology executive and operator with nearly two decades of experience driving enterprise IT operations, data governance, and digital transformation across the healthcare and medical technology sectors. Most recently, Chris served as Vice President of Integrated Solutions at Baxter International, where he led the enterprise-wide modernization of the company’s global connected medical device ecosystem. Managing operating budgets and directing a global organization, he successfully unified disparate infrastructures to optimize data accessibility and platform resilience for 1.7 million connected devices worldwide.
Before his executive tenure at Baxter, Chris built a comprehensive digital infrastructure across diverse clinical environments. He served as Executive Director of Information Technology Services (ITS) at Yale New Haven Health System, where he spearheaded complex data integrations and advanced interoperability frameworks within an Ivy League academic medical network. His operational career also includes driving technology enablement and efficiency within US government-funded health programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as community hospitals, outpatient care facilities, and high-velocity telemedicine startups. With a foundational background in engineering, he excels at bridging the gap between strategy and execution through accountability frameworks, AIOps strategies, and compliance pathways in highly regulated environments. He is known for cultivating high-performing, cross-functional teams dedicated to supporting the people who take care of people.