Executive Forum with Aaron Lai, Director of Data and Analytics for Manifest MedEx

The Executive Forum is open to the public, as seating permits, and provides opportunities for the exchange of ideas and discussion of topics and issues facing business and management.

Aaron Lai, CFA, is an executive and thought leader in data, analytics, and AI strategy, with more than two decades of experience across healthcare, financial services, and management consulting. He currently serves as a Senior Fellow at Purdue University’s Krenicki Center for Business Analytics & Machine Learning and was most recently Director of Data & Analytics at Manifest MedEx, one of California’s major health information exchanges.

Mr. Lai has held leadership and expert roles at PwC Advisory, Castlight Health, Blue Shield of California, Bank of America, Charles Schwab, and Wells Fargo Bank. His work focuses on applying advanced analytics and risk management to complex business and societal challenges. He holds two U.S. patents and has authored more than 40 publications and conference papers across data science, healthcare, finance, and AI.

A Purdue MBA alumnus, Mr. Lai is currently pursuing a Doctor of Technology at Purdue University, where his research examines the use of large language models for pre-emergency department triage in disaster response, with a focus on Responsible AI. He also holds two master’s degrees from the University of Oxford: an M.Sc. in Evidence-Based Healthcare and an M.Sc. in Sociology.