Laurel Hudson Cipriani is a healthcare executive with over twenty years of experience spanning nursing, population health, clinical quality leadership, and digital health systems. Her career includes building population health solutions across international contexts and leading large-scale EMR transitions across hundreds of healthcare centers, guiding organizations through complex, high-impact change. She holds a Master’s in Technology Leadership from Brown University, where she received the Professional Excellence Award, and brings a rare combination of clinical insight and strategic technology leadership to improving healthcare outcomes, including for individuals with autoimmune diseases.

Laurel is recognized for her ability to navigate ambiguity, inspire teams during periods of radical transformation, and cultivate psychologically safe environments that enable collaboration and innovation. Her current focus centers on the intersection of artificial intelligence, digital health, and mental health, with particular attention to safeguarding human well-being as reliance on AI systems increases across healthcare delivery and workforce environments. As a Senior Executive Fellow in Healthcare Innovation at The Digital Economist, Laurel contributes her perspective to advancing equitable, sustainable, and human-centered healthcare solutions. She engages in research and dialogue on how AI and digital systems can be thoughtfully integrated into care models, strengthening resilience, trust, and long-term impact across the global healthcare ecosystem.