World-renowned cardiologist Dr. Henry Ting joined Delta in 2021 as the global airline’s senior vice president and Chief Health and Wellness Officer – a first for a U.S. carrier. Dr. Ting became familiar with Delta both as a long-time Medallion customer and helped shape Delta’s strategies and operations during the pandemic. From testing and air quality to vaccines and analytics, Dr. Ting's expertise positioned him as a key voice for Delta as the airline worked to protect the health and safety of employees and customers while emerging stronger and better prepared for the future. Dr. Ting’s responsibilities at Delta include overseeing healthcare benefits, wellness programs, injuries and disability, food footprint, and people data platform and analytics. He and his team take a holistic approach by researching and investing in physical, emotional, financial, and social wellness for Delta’s people, customers, and communities. This ecosystem of care is being built using customer-driven, digital technologies, advanced analytics and innovative partnerships to elevate health and wellness for our people and customers. In his prior role as Mayo Clinic’s enterprise Chief Value Officer, Dr. Ting provided vision and strategic leadership to enable Mayo Clinic to be the world’s most trusted health care system. Dr. Ting and his team oversaw quality of care, patient safety, patient experience, and affordability. In addition to his role at Delta, Dr. Ting serves as Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Emory University and Professor Emeritus at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Ting’s academic focus includes health services research and implementation science. He has lectured worldwide and authored over 200 journal articles and publications. Dr. Ting received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Cornell University and doctorate of medicine from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ting completed his cardiovascular and interventional cardiology fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He completed a master’s degree in Business Administration from University of St. Thomas and received a health care executive certification from Harvard Business School.