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Chief Executive Officer - Rachel Dunscombe

Professor Rachel Dunscombe Bio
Rachel Dunscombe serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at HL7 International. Prior to joining HL7, she was the CEO of openEHR International, a global non-profit organization providing global open standards for healthcare data. A Certified Healthcare CIO (CHCIO), Rachel brings extensive experience in digital health leadership, policy and workforce development.
Rachel has held significant leadership roles across the global healthcare landscape. She spent over five years as the CEO of the NHS Digital Academy, where she spearheaded the upskilling of digital leaders across the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, working with Imperial College London, the University of Edinburgh and Harvard Medical School. Additionally, Rachel led the International ARCH Collaborative for KLAS Research, driving global insights into electronic health record usability and clinician satisfaction.
Rachel’s strategic expertise has been utilized at the highest levels of government, where she provided advisory services to the UK Secretary of State for Health and served on the UK AI Council. Operationally, Rachel is the former Director of Digital and CIO for the Salford Royal/Northern Care Alliance (NCA) Group. Under her leadership in 2017, the group was recognized as the NHS’s most digitally mature organization. Rachel also holds a Visiting Professorship at Imperial College, London.