Duke University Health System
Type: Academic health system HQ: Durham, NC Scale: 4 hospitals (~1,777 beds), 140+ clinics, 10 counties Ranking: #1 in North Carolina (US News) Payer arm: Duke Connected Care (ACO, earned $14M in shared savings)
Prior Relationship
None. Clean slate.
- No named contacts in CRM
This is a re-engagement, not cold outreach.
C-Suite
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| TBD (national search) | CEO — Craig Albanese left Sept 2025 for Kaiser |
| Thomas A. Owens, MD | EVP & COO (interim leader) |
| Richard P. Shannon, MD | SVP & CMO / Chief Quality Officer |
| Jeffrey Ferranti, MD, MS | SVP & Chief Digital Officer |
| Lisa M. Goodlett, CPA, MBA | SVP & CFO |
| Devdutta Sangvai, MD | VP, Population Health Management |
| Terry McDonnell, DNP, RN | SVP & Chief Nurse Executive |
What's Going On
- CEO vacancy: Albanese left for Kaiser Sept 2025. National search underway. Strategic flux = potential openness.
- Discovery AI initiative: Announced Feb 2026 — new strategic AI/ML research initiative
- Duke AI Health Summit: Annual event signaling institutional AI commitment
- New compute infrastructure being built for sensitive data research
Who to Email
Jeffrey Ferranti, MD, MS — SVP & Chief Digital Officer. Technology decision-maker, former CIO, medical informatics background. CEO vacancy actually helps — his team is building the case for tools that demonstrate ROI to incoming leadership.
Note: Need to figure out who was emailed in October before re-engaging.