Vaughn Paunovich

Chief Technology Officer at LifeStance Health

Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States

About Vaughn Paunovich

Vaughn Paunovich is Chief Technology Officer at LifeStance Health. Location: Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States.

A senior executive leading large scale transformation efforts as a CIO, CTO and CDO with a strong product focus and 25+ years experience. Product focus, design thinking and time to value are key ingredients of a modern customer obsessed organization. The very nature of the modern Enterprise continues to change rapidly, and business and IT leaders are shifting attention to holistic business ecosystem and platform design to disrupt the marketplace and accelerate growth by expanding Digital, APIs, Mobile, Cloud, Big Data, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence capabilities. A new breed of technical leader is evolving and as a serial "Intrapreneur" I have had privilege of holding transformational roles at Optum, GE, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Travelers. My specialties include: • Creating an outcome oriented culture that motivates and develops high powered talent • Turning vision into action, applying structural thinking to complex problems • Leading the creation of breakthrough, integrated digital experiences and ecosystems • Transforming business operating platforms and processes • Pushing the boundary of the possible through emerging technologies and deep analytics • Achieving targeted business outcomes at significantly reduced integration cost • Synthesizing organizational needs and tackling the most challenging transformational problems

Skills

  • Digital Strategy
  • Product Operations
  • Vendor Management

Additional experience

  • EVP Enterprise Platforms

    Amwell

    July 2022 – June 2025

Education

  • BS, University at Albany