Ratnakar Lavu

Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer Elevance Health

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Ratnakar Lavu leads digital and technology at Elevance Health as Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer, a role he took in February 2024. He came from retail technology leadership: global chief digital information officer at Nike, chief technology and information officer at Kohl’s, and chief technology officer at Redbox. Elevance Health ranked No. 18 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer of Elevance Health since February 2024.
• Global Chief Digital Information Officer of Nike, 2019 to 2023.
• Chief Technology Officer and CIO of Kohl’s, 2016 to 2019.
• Chief Technology Officer of Redbox, 2009 to 2011.

Professional Journey

Lavu was Chief Technology Officer of Redbox from 2009 to 2011, then joined Kohl’s, where he held roles including Senior Vice President of Digital Innovation and Executive Vice President of Digital Technology before becoming Chief Technology Officer and CIO in 2016.

From 2019 to 2023 he was Global Chief Digital Information Officer of Nike. He joined Elevance Health in February 2024.

Education

No first-party source read for this profile states his education.