Gregory S. Hart, Ph.D.

Chief Technology Officer at Washington University in St. Louis

Kansas City Metropolitan Area, United States

About Gregory S. Hart, Ph.D.

Gregory S. Hart, Ph.D. is Chief Technology Officer at Washington University in St. Louis. Location: Kansas City Metropolitan Area, United States.

I am a CTO and enterprise technology executive leading AI adoption, digital transformation, infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity alignment, cloud/data strategy, enterprise architecture, and operational technology strategy across complex, regulated environments. My background spans higher education, academic medicine, research, healthcare, pharmaceutical distribution, engineering, product development, manufacturing, supply chain, and mission-critical operations. I have held eight-figure P&L responsibility and led technology portfolios approaching billion-dollar scale, translating strategy into secure platforms, operating models, adoption programs, and measurable value. Focus areas: enterprise AI, responsible AI governance, GenAI/LLM enablement, AI literacy, CIO/CTO/CTIO strategy, cloud/data platforms, data center modernization, research computing, cybersecurity segmentation, enterprise architecture, ERP/SAP/Workday, EMR/EHR, analytics, healthcare technology, and mission-critical infrastructure. Selected impact: • CTO for Washington University in St. Louis, a leading R1 research institution, advancing enterprise AI, research computing, infrastructure, cloud/data strategy, cybersecurity/risk, and operating model maturity • Delivered 16+ AI TED-style talks & demos since Dec. 2025 to help faculty, researchers, clinical/administrative leaders, and staff apply AI safely • Advanced 223-building network modernization; expanded research computing capacity by 500% for 4,500+ faculty/students and 10PB+ of data; improved network performance 10x while maintaining 99.999% uptime • Led a 200+ person engineering, R&D, product, PMO, QA/QC, commissioning, legal/IP, and corporate-function organization supporting engineering, energy, hyperscale, and mission-critical environments • Improved delivery throughput by 91% and capital utilization by 85% through portfolio governance, KPI discipline, and cross-functional alignment • Led healthcare transformation, Workday evaluation/funding analysis, acquisition integration, cloud migration, revenue cycle improvement, and performance improvement; improved operational efficiency by 82% • Led pharmaceutical-segment portfolio work involving ERP modernization, SAP migration, infrastructure refresh, governance, and enterprise delivery Executive strengths: CIO/CTO/CTIO leadership, enterprise AI, digital transformation, cybersecurity, cloud/data platforms, enterprise architecture, ERP/SAP/Workday, healthcare technology, research computing, engineering/product leadership, portfolio governance, P&L stewardship, and value realization.

Skills

  • Artificial Intelligence Governance
  • Digital Transformation
  • Enterprise Technology Strategy

Additional experience

  • Guest Faculty

    University of Washington Information School

    Started March 2022

Education

  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.), PennWest California
  • MBA, Ashland University