Dr. David Brailer is an American physician recognized for his pioneering leadership in health care, particularly in the use of health information technology. In September 2022, Dr. Brailer was named the Chief Health Officer of Cigna. As Cigna’s first Chief Health Officer, Dr. Brailer leads the company’s efforts to improve health care for the 190 million people the company serves. He is well known across the national health care landscape for pioneering leadership in health care, particularly in the use of health information technology. And over the past three decades, Dr. Brailer has built a variety of private and public sector organizations that improve access to and quality of health care. For example, in 2011, he founded Health Evolution, an organization that convenes health care leaders as they navigate rapidly changing forces in the industry. Dr. Brailer serves as Chairman of Health Evolution. Additionally, in 2002, Dr. Brailer was appointed by President George W. Bush as a health policy advisor and later became the nation’s first National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. In this role, Dr. Brailer oversaw development of the nation's strategy for electronic records, information sharing, and consumer empowerment. His efforts set the foundation for the rapid adoption of digital health technologies that is underway today. Dr. Brailer grew up in a small town in rural West Virginia where his family has lived since 1840, and now lives in San Francisco with his spouse and two children.