Hao Wa

Hao Wang has worked for more than 20 years managing information technology, data analytics, and information sharing across large organizations including health and hospital systems, universities, and state governments. He is currently Chief Information Officer for the Institute for Community Living, a nonprofit health and human service organization based in New York, and was previously Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health. Beginning his career in Massachusetts, he created one of the first health information exchanges in Central Mass. Originally from China, Hao received his PhD from MIT and an MPA from Harvard University. He lives in Cambridge and commutes to Manhattan during the week. An engineer by training, Hao is also a bilingual poet who writes in both Chinese and English.