Tammye Garrett

Tammye Garrett serves as Deputy Chief Information Officer and Chief of Enterprise Insights, where she functions much like a Chief Data Officer. Her work centers on data strategy, data platform development, data governance, and infrastructure within academic medicine. With more than 20 years in the field, Garrett previously worked as a crime analyst, research analyst, and data analyst across public and private sectors, including oil and gas, technology resale, and healthcare. She has held her current type of role since 2016. Garrett earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Arizona State, a master's degree from Southern New Hampshire, and is pursuing a doctorate from AC expected in 2025. She also holds a Lean Six Sigma green belt. In 2019 or 2020, she received a Microsoft Innovation Award for predictive analysis work on heart failure that contributed to saving approximately six patients through earlier interventions. Garrett served as an advisory board member for AHADA, the Association for Executives in Healthcare Applications, Data and Analytics, for two years and is a member of ACHE. She attributes her success to putting her head down and doing the work while working smarter, not harder, and advises young women entering the industry to stay true to their authentic selves.