ATLANTA - Mike Goodman has been named assistant vice president of generative AI (artificial intelligence) and innovation at Emory, effective May 1. In this strategic new position, Goodman will spearhead initiatives across both Emory University and Emory Healthcare to identify, develop and implement cutting-edge technology solutions, with a strong emphasis on generative AI and other complementary AI approaches.

Goodman brings a wealth of experience in data science, AI and machine learning to this role. He comes to Emory from Google, where he served as a senior AI and machine learning engineer and generative AI specialist. Prior to that, he worked at Accenture as a data science and machine learning senior manager.

“We are thrilled to have Mike join us as we expand our focus on using generative AI to enable improved patient care, reduce clinical burnout and enhance ground-breaking research for our communities,” says Joe Depa, senior vice president and chief data and AI office for Emory University and Emory Healthcare. “Mike brings tremendous expertise and a passion for health care and clinical research that is critical to advance our responsible AI agenda at Emory.”