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Conversations that move healthcare forward.
The future of healthcare technology isn’t just about what we build. It’s about how we lead, how we bring people together, and how we turn innovation into meaningful outcomes.
Lisa Johnson brings the perspective of a clinician-turned-CIO to stages, podcasts, panels, and executive conversations.
Her insights are grounded in real experience leading technology transformation across complex healthcare organizations.
Bring Lisa into the room
A healthcare technology speaker who has actually done the work.
Lisa brings a unique perspective to conversations about healthcare AI, digital transformation, leadership, and organizational change.
Having built a career from clinical care to executive technology leadership, she understands the challenges facing healthcare organizations from multiple sides of the equation.
Her approach is conversational, practical, and candid.
No technology theater. No jargon for the sake of jargon. Just experience, stories, and ideas audiences can put to work.
Available for
- Keynotes
- Panels
- Fireside Chats
- Executive Conversations
- Leadership Events
- Podcasts
Signature speaking topics
The Most Important Part of Your AI Strategy Isn't the AI
Why infrastructure, data quality, organizational readiness, and mission alignment determine whether healthcare AI delivers meaningful results.
AI at the Point of Care
How AI can support clinicians where care actually happens, and what it takes to move from anecdotal wins to measurable impact for patients and care teams.
Intentional AI Innovation
Why the right use case, strong governance, and a clear view of ROI matter more than chasing the latest AI tool.
Creating a Shared Vision for Change: Leading Through Influence and Storytelling
How leaders build alignment and momentum for change through relationships and storytelling, not just authority.
From the Bedside to the C-Suite
Lessons in leadership, reinvention, and building an unconventional career from clinical care to executive technology leadership.
Vulnerability Is a Strategy, Not a Soft Skill
Why transparency, humanity, and trust are practical tools for leading through uncertainty and organizational transformation.
The Peacock Problem
Why being different in the room can become one of a leader’s greatest advantages.
Hear Lisa speak
Podcasts / Webinars
From pragmatic AI adoption to the realities of executive leadership, Lisa joins industry leaders, podcast hosts, and healthcare innovators to explore the conversations shaping healthcare’s future.
Explore selected appearances and hear Lisa’s perspective firsthand.
Podcasts (2026)
The 229 Podcast
The 229 Podcast · AI and MIT
Three CIOs, one MIT AI course: Governance, ROI, and the Right Use Case
With Lisa Johnson and Tamara Havenhill-Jacobs.
The 229 Podcast
The 229 Podcast · AI at the Point of Care
A Lot of the AI Value Is Still Anecdotal
Health system IT leaders from four 229 regional roundtables compare where AI is delivering real value. Lisa shares Providence’s early results, from time returned to providers to why this is the moment to double down on clinical informatics.
Video
WWT / HIMSS (OR/WA)
WWT Healthcare Solutions event
Lisa at the World Wide Technology healthcare solutions event in Portland.
Webinar
HIMSS Oregon Chapter
HIMSS Oregon Chapter · Webinar
Lunch & Learn: Mergers, Acquisitions, Creative Partnerships, Oh My!
A HIMSS Oregon Chapter Lunch & Learn. The passcode to listen is on the HIMSS page.
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