Lee Health is pleased to announce that Chris Akeroyd has been selected to serve as the health system’s new Chief Information Officer. Akeroyd brings more than 28 years of experience in information technology (IT), digital transformation and operational excellence across the healthcare industry and beyond.
Akeroyd most recently served as executive vice president and chief information officer for Children’s Health in Dallas. He also previously served as vice president and chief digital and technology officer at Children’s Health, where he established a multi-cloud technology environment and drove $40 million in savings through IT rationalization and modernization.
Akeroyd is a certified healthcare CIO and digital health executive through the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).
He earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science from Texas Tech University.
