MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award Finalist

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Peter Nichol
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Peter Nichol, Head of Information Technology, is responsible for IT at Access Health CT (AHCT), Connecticut’s Health Insurance Exchange (HIX). Peter oversees AHCT’s online marketplace systems, worker case management and electronic integration with Federal Systems, State Agencies and Insurance Carriers. Peter is responsible for AHCT’s industry leading digital platform transforming consumerism and retail oriented services for the health insurance industry.

Peter was the program director for AHCT’s marketplace implementation, providing the most stable HIX launch October 01, 2013, reducing Connecticut’s uninsured rate by more than half, a national model for success.

As Head of IT, Peter championed AHCT’s digital implementation with a transformational cloud based SaaS platform and mobile application recognized as a 2014 PMI Project of the Year Award finalist and awards for best digital services, API and platform.

Peter has a B.S. in C.I.S from Bentley College, earned his PMP® in 2001, Certified Scrum Master and Six Sigma Master Black Belt. As a Commercial Rated Aviation Pilot and Master Scuba Diver, Peter understands first hand, how to anticipate change and lead boldly.

“I am honored to be selected as a MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award Finalist and to be standing among such prestigious leaders. This recognition is a testament to the achievements of my team and the entire Access Health CT Organization. AHCT has constantly shown that when a team comes together with the passion, curiosity and the unified dream that they have the ability to change the nation: the impossible becomes attainable. Curiosity opens the door to true consumer engagement. I’m proud to say our organization believed in the impossible and is at the forefront digitizing health insurance exchanges and transforming the healthcare industry – one consumer at a time.”

 

References

 

MIT Sloan. (2015). The MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award. Retrieved May 24, 2015, from http://www.mitcio.com/award

 

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Yahoo Finance. (2015). MIT Sloan CIO Symposium Names Leading Chief Information Officers as Finalists for the 2015 CIO Leadership Award. Retrieved from https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mit-sloan-cio-symposium-names-112700144.html

 

Business Wire. (2015). MIT Sloan CIO Symposium Names Leading Chief Information Officers as Finalists for the 2015 CIO Leadership Award. Retrieved from http://www.streetinsider.com/dr/news.php?id=10515289

 

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Peter Nichol
Peter is a technology executive with over 20 years of experience, dedicated to driving innovation, digital transformation, leadership, and data in business. He helps organizations connect strategy to execution to maximize company performance. He has been recognized for Digital Innovation by CIO 100, MIT Sloan, Computerworld, and the Project Management Institute. As Managing Director at OROCA Innovations, Peter leads the CXO advisory services practice, driving digital strategies. Peter was honored as an MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award Finalist in 2015 and is a regular contributor to CIO.com on innovation. Peter has led businesses through complex changes, including the adoption of data-first approaches for portfolio management, lean six sigma for operational excellence, departmental transformations, process improvements, maximizing team performance, designing new IT operating models, digitizing platforms, leading large-scale mission-critical technology deployments, product management, agile methodologies, and building high-performance teams. As Chief Information Officer, Peter was responsible for Connecticut’s Health Insurance Exchange’s (HIX) industry-leading digital platform transforming consumerism and retail-oriented services for the health insurance industry. Peter championed the Connecticut marketplace digital implementation with a transformational cloud-based SaaS platform and mobile application recognized as a 2014 PMI Project of the Year Award finalist, CIO 100, and awards for best digital services, API, and platform. He also received a lifetime achievement award for leadership and digital transformation, honored as a 2016 Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader. Peter is the author of Learning Intelligence: Expand Thinking. Absorb Alternative. Unlock Possibilities (2017), which Marshall Goldsmith, author of the New York Times No. 1 bestseller Triggers, calls "a must-read for any leader wanting to compete in the innovation-powered landscape of today." Peter also authored The Power of Blockchain for Healthcare: How Blockchain Will Ignite The Future of Healthcare (2017), the first book to explore the vast opportunities for blockchain to transform the patient experience. Peter has a B.S. in C.I.S from Bentley University and an MBA from Quinnipiac University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He earned his PMP® in 2001 and is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Masters in Business Relationship Management (MBRM) and Certified Scrum Master. As a Commercial Rated Aviation Pilot and Master Scuba Diver, Peter understands first hand, how to anticipate change and lead boldly.
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