August 7, 2023/News Releases

Cleveland Clinic Names First Chief Analytics Officer

Albert Marinez has served as a data analytics leader for numerous healthcare organizations

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Albert Marinez

Cleveland Clinic has appointed Albert Marinez as its first Chief Analytics Officer, effective Aug. 28, 2023.

Marinez will partner with leaders throughout the Cleveland Clinic health system to empower data-driven strategies that improve patient care, reduce costs and support growth.

“As Cleveland Clinic works to responsibly expand our use of healthcare technology and data, we need a leader who will ensure the consistent gathering and application of analytics across our enterprise,” said Rohit Chandra, Chief Digital Officer for Cleveland Clinic. “Albert has a history of success in driving the analytics strategy for healthcare organizations and is the ideal choice to guide the efforts that will benefit Cleveland Clinic’s patients and caregivers.”

Marinez has two decades of experience leading various analytics and data science functions at large health systems and technology service providers. He most recently served as the Chief Analytics Officer at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City, where he led data and analytics strategy for care delivery sites, launched the center of excellence for artificial intelligence and helped lead efforts to implement a next generation data analytics strategy and platform.

“I look forward to joining the team at Cleveland Clinic and working to advance the use of data and analytics to enhance patient care, while prioritizing privacy and safety in everything we do,” said Marinez.

Prior to Intermountain Health, Albert held executive leadership roles at Swisslog Healthcare – a pharmacy and transport automation company – and KenSci – a healthcare startup specializing in AI and machine learning. His health system experience also includes prior roles at MultiCare Health System in Tacoma, Wash., and AdventHealth’s Central Florida Division in Orlando, Fla.

Marinez holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Central Florida. In 2022, he served as a board member on the Microsoft Artificial Intelligence Industry Innovation Coalition for Healthcare.

About Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, it was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. Cleveland Clinic has pioneered many medical breakthroughs, including coronary artery bypass surgery and the first face transplant in the United States. Cleveland Clinic is consistently recognized in the U.S. and throughout the world for its expertise and care. Among Cleveland Clinic’s 81,000 employees worldwide are more than 5,743 salaried physicians and researchers, and 20,160 registered nurses and advanced practice providers, representing 140 medical specialties and subspecialties. Cleveland Clinic is a 6,690-bed health system that includes a 173-acre main campus near downtown Cleveland, 23 hospitals, 276 outpatient facilities, including locations in northeast Ohio; Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; Toronto, Canada; Abu Dhabi, UAE; and London, England. In 2023, there were 13.7 million outpatient encounters, 323,000 hospital admissions and observations, and 301,000 surgeries and procedures throughout Cleveland Clinic’s health system. Patients came for treatment from every state and 132 countries. Visit us at clevelandclinic.org. Follow us at twitter.com/CleClinicNews. News and resources available at newsroom.clevelandclinic.org.

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