Mary Kratz

Chief Research and Innovation Officer, Interoperability Institute

Mary Kratz is the Chief Research and Innovation Officer at the Interoperability Institute, a non-profit organization created to enable organizations and communities to harness the benefits of interoperability at scale. Mary is a leader in the field of biomedical informatics, working at the intersections of inter-disciplinary innovation to address health sector’s greatest challenges.

Prior to leading Interoperability Institute, Mary served as a senior Health Informatics Advisor to the United States Department of State, Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy, Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program. In this capacity she was responsible for the implementation of health information systems in over 40 countries, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean regions. She assisted the World Health Organization, International Telecommunication Union, United States Agency for International Development, Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, National Academies of Science Institute of Medicine, and the Office of Science and Technology Policy in formulating and articulating policy, position and response to current and emerging technologies and enabling a variety of public and private organizational missions.

Starting her career in research and clinical laboratories at the University of Michigan Health System, Mary quickly transitioned into managing complex enterprise-wide computer deployments. She chaired several Standards Development Organization committees for the American National Standards Institute and the International Standards Organization. Under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act, Mary was recruited to work for the U.S. Government. She served as a Contracting Officer Representative at the U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center. She was Internet2’s initial Health Sciences Director, implementing next generation Internet for academic organizations in the United States and globally, prior
to taking a position with the U.S. Government.