Tom Lawry serves as National Director of AI for Health and Life Sciences at Microsoft and previously served as Director of Worldwide Health. In this role he works with providers, payors and governments in planning and implementing innovative analytical solutions that improve the quality and efficiency of health services delivered around the globe. He focuses on digital transformation including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Leaning (ML) and Cognitive Services. He previously served as Director of Organizational Performance for Microsoft’s health incubator (Health Solutions Group). Prior to Microsoft, Tom served as a Senior Director at GE Healthcare with global responsibilities for revenue cycle management analytics and operational performance solutions. Lawry was founder and CEO of Verus, a healthcare software company named as one of the Top 100 Fastest Growing Washington Companies for three consecutive years and to the Deloitte Fast 500 Technologies list. For fourteen years, Lawry served in various executive management roles in hospitals and integrated delivery networks in the US. He has published over 30 articles on topics relating to use technology and software to innovate healthcare.