Dhiraj Patkar

Dhiraj Patkar is the senior vice president for AVIA Connect, the industry’s platform for accelerating digital transformation, overseeing its growth and development.

Patkar has nearly 20 years of healthcare experience blending product development, strategy, technology, and management working with payors, providers, pharmacy benefits managers and health tech startups. He co-founded two health tech startups and spent over a decade developing and refining products at Health Care Service Corporation.

Prior to joining AVIA, he led product strategy and management at HRGi Holdings, a company positioned to drive out the inflated costs in healthcare using automation and intelligent machine-based solutions.

Dhiraj holds a Master’s in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from University of Mumbai, India