Dr. Laura Prietula, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office, Department of Veterans Affairs
Dr. Laura Prietula, a distinguished leader with over three decades of experience spanning both public and private sectors, excels in establishing strategic business units, enhancing organizational digital advantage, transforming organizations, and improving customer experiences. As a Senior Healthcare Executive, she is renowned for her visionary leadership in business and IT portfolio management, strategic planning, project execution, and organizational change management. In her current role as the Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) for the United States (US) Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office (EHRM-IO), she oversees the technical implementation of the VA’s modernized electronic health record (EHR), ensuring seamless healthcare delivery. Through her over 20 years at VA, she has led enterprise initiatives to transform business practices and establish learning organizations. She has successfully worked across the department and with other agencies such as the Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Communications Commission, and Social Security Administration.
Dr. Prietula is well known as an industry disruptor for her mission-oriented approach to consistently delivering optimal results, even in politically charged environments, driven by innovations that transform customer benefits delivery and maximize business outcomes. Her contributions significantly impact multiple areas within the federal government, such as data sharing, analytics, innovation, customer experience, and technology adoption. She has worked in the health, manufacturing, financial, and services industries since 1992. She has an exceptional background in conducting disruptive innovations to transform customer benefits delivery, create synergies, and maximize business results.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science engineering from Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM Mexico), a master’s degree in decision and information sciences from the University of Florida, and a doctorate in leadership and learning in organizations from Vanderbilt University.
