Shakeeb Akhter

Shakeeb Akhter is the Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Digital and Information Officer for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. In this role, he has strategic leadership of the Information Services (IS) department, including 550 FTEs, supporting more than 500 applications enterprise wide, while managing a $185M operating budget and $50M capital budget, with a project portfolio of more than 90 large and mid-size projects. Shakeeb is an experienced Information Technology executive with proven success in driving and delivering IT strategy, vision and capabilities aligned with business strategy. He has in-depth expertise in healthcare business drivers, hospital operations, quality, patient satisfaction and value-based cares, along with a track record of success in managing large, complex, and high-profile projects. Shakeeb was one of the honorees chosen for Philadelphia Business Journal’s (PBJ) 40 Under Forty list in 2023.

Immediately preceding his current role, Shakeeb served as Vice President of Data and Analytics for 2 years, with responsibility for developing an enterprise data & analytics strategy, overseeing data platforms, data engineering, analytics, data governance and data science. His team led the development of analytics solutions to enable data-driven decisions by clinical and operational leaders across the enterprise. Prior to joining CHOP in 2020, Shakeeb held various positions in information technology of increasing responsibility at Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL. Shakeeb’s professional experience also include roles at Bank of America and KPMG, LLP.

Shakeeb holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Illinois at Chicago.