Dana DiFerdinando

Dana DiFerdinando

Non-executive Board Member & Strategic Advisor, global healthcare and life sciences technology executive

Dana DiFerdinando has built, transformed, and led multi-million dollar organizations focused on the development of innovative technology and data products and solutions, and has held numerous leadership and c-suite roles in the digital healthcare, technology, life sciences and consulting industries.

Dana is a global healthcare and life sciences technology executive and board director who most recently was the Chief Data Officer at GE Healthcare, a role that called upon her experience with technology, strategy, and business results to help solve the clinical data aggregation opportunity for GE Healthcare’s customers. Prior to this position, she was leading Advanced Analytics and Data Management at ResMed where she ensured that the organisation maximised their data assets through AI/ML products and solutions that enhanced provider effectiveness and enabled better patient outcomes.

Previously, she was the Chief Information Officer for two biopharmaceutical companies where she developed the global information strategy for commercialization and oversaw the launch of products and technologies. She also held executive positions at Deloitte & Touche and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) where she created and grew multiple businesses.

She is a recipient of the WomenTech Network’s “Top 100 Executive Women in Tech to Watch”, San Diego Business Journal’s “IT Executive of the Year Award”, CDO Magazine’s “Top 100 Life Science Data Leaders”, and YWCA’s “Tribute to Women in Industry Award”.

Dana holds an MS in Operations Research from Stanford University and a BS in Computer Science from Rutgers University.