Aaron Miri, MBA, FCHIME, CHCIO is the Executive Vice President, Chief Digital & Information Officer (CDIO) for Baptist Health System in Jacksonville, Florida. Aaron brings over 20 years of healthcare and technology experience driving growth and innovation, leading provider and commercial healthcare enterprises, and significant collaborative efforts with state and federal representatives. As CDIO, Aaron is passionate about humanizing technology by collaborating with clinicians, technology partners, and business champions to digitize and truly transform healthcare delivery for consumers, patients, and providers.Aaron is a candidate for his Doctorate of Health Administration from the Medical University of South Carolina. Aaron received his MBA with distinction from the University of Dallas, and his Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from the University of Texas at Arlington. Aaron is a distinguished Fellow (FCHIME) and a Certified Healthcare Chief Information Officer (CHCIO) through CHIME, a distinguished Fellow (FHIMSS) with HIMSS. In 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Aaron to the Florida Cybersecurity Advisory Council. In 2022, Governor DeSantis appointed Aaron to the Board of Trustees for Florida State College of Jacksonville (FSCJ). In 2020, The United States Senate congressionally re-appointed Aaron for a second term to the Health and Human Services, federal Health IT Advisory Committee (HITAC), established under the 21st Century Cures Act. Furthermore, he was elevated to the role of Co-Chairman of the HITAC. The United States Senate first appointed Aaron to the HITAC in 2018. In 2016, The Obama Administration appointed Aaron to serve on the Health IT Policy Committee established under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Aaron is the prior Chairman of the HIMSS National Public Policy Committee and Co-Chairs the CHIME Public Policy Committee.Aaron is a 2024 Orbie Florida CIO of the Year Winner, a nationally recognized 2024 “CIOs to Know” by Becker’s Hospital Review and a 2020 Healthcare Hero’s Awardee from CHIME. He has been honored with the 2019 Constellation Research Business Transformation 150 award, the 2017 Texas Health IT Advocacy Leadership Award, and the 2016 Computerworld Premier 100 Technology Leaders award. Aaron serves on the Board of Trustees for CHIME, the Board of Directors for the Commonwell Health Alliance, the CIO advisory board for Dell Technologies, and as an advisor for numerous healthcare startups and leading venture capital corporations.