Vinod is a decision analytics manager in ZS’s Evanston office, where he develops analytics capabilities for health plans.

Vinod has more than 16 years of experience in healthcare analytics for health plans, providers and pharmacy benefits managers. He has expertise in data analytics, business intelligence, statistical modeling and data science, AI and machine-learning applications, data modeling, information strategy, information architecture and enterprise data management.

Prior to joining ZS, Vinod held a variety of industry leadership roles. Most recently, Vinod served as the chief analytics officer at AmeriHealth Caritas where he was responsible for data, analytics and reporting functions across 13 Medicaid plans, three Medicare plans and all pharmacy benefit manager clients. Previous roles include serving as the vice president of analytics and data science at Magellan Health and the lead director of analytics at Aetna, Health Services Advisory Group and CVS Health.

Vinod holds three master’s degrees in the interdisciplinary fields of biostatistics, computer science and bioinformatics, as well as a bachelor’s degree in genetics.