Gartner Analyst

Most recently, Shiraz led the execution of large-scale CRM implementations of Salesforce and other AI platforms, partnering with the C-Suite at companies like Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Ford Motor company. He has served as the Chief Technology Officer & Director of Capital Planning, within the US Department of Health and Human Services where he oversaw business and technology investments of over $10B. During this time Shiraz led major modernization initiatives related to Biotechnology, Electronic Health Records, and other medical and scientific research. This included the complete transformation of major enterprise business systems, the largest genome databases (pubmed.gov), and enterprise IT applications.

Shiraz also co-founded and invested in two successful IT startups early in his career – a Global software development company that was acquired by Symantec in 2001, and a HealthIT consulting business with 600 employees that was sold to a private equity firm in 2013.

Shiraz is also a volunteer Vice Chairman at the Center for Communications Health and the Environment (www.ceche.org) - a non profit based in Washington, DC.