Cris Ross

Cris Ross is a Venture Partner at Aegis Ventures. For more than 20 years he has been a leader in healthcare technology, helping to transform some of the largest and most complex healthcare organizations. He is a senior advisor to Insight Partners and board member for CaringBridge and University Enterprise Laboratories.

Cris is former Chief Information Officer at Mayo Clinic. Previously he was CIO at CVSHealth / MinuteClinic and Optum Behavioral Health, and was Executive Vice President for Interoperability at Surescripts. He also served as chair of the board of Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) from 2019-2024 and has served on boards of start-up technology companies and advisory committees for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Veteran’s Administration. 

He is a two-time cancer survivor and patient advocate, co-author of Diagnosed: An Insider’s Guide for Your Healthcare Journey with Ed Marx. Cris is a frequent lecturer and speaker on the role of artificial intelligence and advanced data management in healthcare, management of technology in complex organizations, healthcare management and economics, and patient-centered care. 

Cris holds a B.S. in Economics from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from Yale School of Management.