Shantanu Nundy

Chief Medical Officer Humana

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Shantanu Nundy joined Humana as Chief Medical Officer on 31 August 2026, reporting to chief executive Jim Rechtin and serving on the Enterprise Leadership Team, with a remit that includes shaping the company’s products, platforms and use of AI. A practising primary care and hospital medicine physician, he came from Accolade, where he was Executive Vice President of Care Delivery and Chief Health Officer, and earlier led clinical innovation at Evolent Health. He has advised the FDA and the World Bank on digital health, is the author of two books and teaches at Stanford Medicine and Johns Hopkins. Humana ranked No. 34 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Chief Medical Officer of Humana since August 2026.
• Executive Vice President of Care Delivery and Chief Health Officer, Accolade.
• Managing Director for Clinical Innovation, Evolent Health.
• Practising primary care and hospital medicine physician.

Professional Journey

Nundy earned a bachelor’s degree at MIT, a medical degree at Johns Hopkins and an MBA at the University of Chicago. He practises primary care at a community health center and hospital medicine at a regional health system.

He was Managing Director for Clinical Innovation at Evolent Health, then Executive Vice President of Care Delivery and Chief Health Officer at Accolade. He has advised the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the World Bank and health technology startups on digital health and AI, written two books, and serves on the adjunct faculty at Stanford Medicine and Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.

He joined Humana as Chief Medical Officer on 31 August 2026.

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Bachelor’s degree

Johns Hopkins University

MD

University of Chicago

MBA