Primary Job Title Vice President Chief Design & Innovation Officer Primary Organization 
Sutter Health
Location San Francisco, California, United States Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
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Chris Waugh is Sutter Health’s first chief innovation officer, using his extensive experience in human-centered design to guide our enterprise innovation strategy. In this role, he is developing and managing our innovation portfolio and enhancing Sutter Health’s reputation as a market leader, while he refines and expands our innovation processes.
Recognized for inspiring audiences and bringing together people from many multi-disciplinary teams, Chris brings unique and inventive approaches to benefit patients across our network. He and his team serve as the entry point for external innovators to connect with Sutter Health, providing an avenue for them to present ideas that can improve our health delivery processes.
Chris has a decade of entrepreneurial leadership experience at IDEO, the Bay Area design and innovation consulting firm. He also served as vice president of design at San Francisco’s One Medical Group, where he helped create a culture of innovation. He is a graduate of Fort Lewis College in Colorado with degrees in international business and French.
