Bio

Head of Data & AI Strategy and Programs, Philips

B.S. Biomedical Engineering & B.S. Electrical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

M.S. Management of Technology, University of Minnesota

Christopher (Chris) Manrodt is Head of Data & AI Strategy and Programs* at Philips, delivering applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to solve some of healthcare’s biggest challenges. His teams are currently developing AI to interpret images from tiny ultrasound devices passed inside of ischemic coronary arteries. Previously, Chris worked at Medtronic for over 20 years, in roles of increasing responsibility after he invented and developed two new business segments for the industry. Chris has authored original research in multiple peer-reviewed medical journals, holds six US patents, and has won over two dozen corporate awards. He has Bachelor of Science degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University, a Master of Science in Management of Technology from the University of Minnesota and completed additional graduate coursework from the UPenn-Wharton, Johns Hopkins, and Stanford University. Chris and his wife Lisa have 3 daughters, including Lily, a student at Florida Tech.

*Chris would like to apologize for the verbose, pretentious job title. “Data & AI Ninja” was rejected by Philips Human Resources.