At HIMSS25, Ian Khan spoke to Abhinav Shashank, Co-founder and CEO of Innovaccer, about the future of digital healthcare. Abhinav shared his insights on how Innovaccer’s data management and analytics solutions are transforming patient care and operational efficiency, emphasizing the importance of technology in driving healthcare innovation, with a recent valuation of $1.3 billion.
Abhinav Shashank is the visionary Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Innovaccer, a San Francisco-based healthcare technology company revolutionizing digital healthcare through its advanced data management and analytics solutions. Since founding Innovaccer in 2014 alongside Kanav Hasija and Sandeep Gupta, Shashank has steered the company to a $3.2 billion valuation (as of its 2021 Series E funding round), earning it "unicorn" status and cementing its reputation as a leader in population health management and machine learning-driven healthcare innovation. With a mission to unify fragmented healthcare data, Shashank has positioned Innovaccer as a transformative force, empowering over 37,000 providers across more than 1,000 care settings in the U.S. to enhance patient care, operational efficiency, and financial outcomes.
Born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Shashank’s journey began with a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur (2006-2010). His entrepreneurial spark ignited during a research project at Harvard and Wharton in 2011-2012, where he and his co-founders tackled data-sharing challenges in academia. This experience inspired the creation of Innovaccer’s Data Activation Platform, initially an open-source tool that evolved into the Innovaccer Health Cloud—a scalable solution integrating patient records across systems to deliver actionable insights. Early clients like Disney and NASA paved the way for a pivot to healthcare, where Shashank saw untapped potential to address the industry’s data silos.
Under Shashank’s leadership, Innovaccer has secured over $375 million in funding from top-tier investors like Tiger Global Management, Mubadala Capital, and Microsoft’s M12, reflecting confidence in his vision of saving $1 billion in U.S. healthcare costs. The company’s growth—boasting a 100% compound annual growth rate in revenue—has attracted major clients such as Banner Health, Hartford HealthCare, and CommonSpirit, with its platform now managing records for over 24 million patients and generating more than $600 million in savings. Recognized as a Best in KLAS vendor (2021) and a top customer-rated vendor by Black Book, Innovaccer reflects Shashank’s commitment to excellence.
Shashank’s influence extends beyond Innovaccer. A prolific thought leader, he has authored over 300 articles on healthcare IT for international outlets, earning accolades like a spot on Forbes’ “30 Under 30 Asia: Enterprise Tech” (2017) and Becker’s Hospital Review’s “Top 60 Rising Leaders in U.S. Healthcare Under 40” (2019). In 2024, Modern Healthcare named him to its “40 Under 40” list, c
Ian Khan is a globally recognised emerging tech leadership expert. A practising Futurist, Creator of the Future Readiness Leaders Circle, Multiple times author including "Metaverse for Dummies", Filmmaker and Storyteller on PrimeVideo and Emirates Airlines, one of the worlds largest airlines with 10 Million passengers per year. Ian's ground breaking work has been featured on CNN, the BBC, Fox, Bloomberg, Wharton Daily, ArabNews, RT, CoinBase, Korea Times, Spanish Daily Expansión, Ian hosts the worlds largest Future Readiness leadership networks, bringing together high performance entrepreneurs and leaders on a common mission to build future ready and undisputable businesses. Khan's new book is titled "Undisruptable" and is scheduled to release in early 2024.
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