Shahram Ebadollahi
Founder and Principal
Nav.AI

Dr. Shahram Ebadollahi is a technologist and innovator, specializing in the applications of data
science and AI in healthcare. Currently an Operating Partner at a Private Equity firm, he
previously led data and AI initiatives as the Chief Data Science and AI Officer at Novartis. Before
Novartis, he pioneered the domain of healthcare research at IBM and subsequently became the
technical founder of IBM Watson Health and the Chief Science Officer in the domain of
healthcare. During his tenure at IBM, he also led industry-first initiatives applying blockchain
technology to healthcare data resulting in the formation of new companies in this space. Dr.
Ebadollahi holds both a PhD and an MBA from Columbia University.