Rebecca L. Kaul

Dr. Rebecca L. Kaul is senior vice president and chief of digital innovation and transformation at Northwell Health, where she works with innovators across the institution to develop new strategies to leverage novel technologies to drive transformational change.

She is responsible for developing and managing strategic relationships, new product development and the Innovation Center.

Prior to joining Northwell Health in August 2022, Dr. Kaul was MD Anderson Cancer Center’s first-ever chief innovation officer, leading an Innovation Center designed to identify creative and effective approaches for delivering exceptional patient outcomes and bringing new solutions to market.

Working closely with MD Anderson clinicians, researchers, patients and operational leaders, her team used observation techniques, stakeholder interviews and market research to understand how to develop the next generation of digital technology solutions and to design groundbreaking user experiences. By collaborating with internal innovators and establishing strategic relationships with startups and industry, Dr. Kaul accelerates value generation and commercialization in healthcare. Dr. Kaul has more than 20 years of experience driving transformational change in health care through the intersection of strategy, business and digital innovation.