J.D. Whitlock

J.D. Whitlock is the CIO at Dayton Children’s, where he leads a team of 110 including Infrastructure & Operations, Cybersecurity, Project Management, Workday ERP, and Epic EHR supporting a $500M pediatric integrated delivery network. His previous role was VP, Enterprise Intelligence at Bon Secours Mercy Health, a $6B (at the time) integrated delivery network, where he led teams focused on Enterprise Data Warehouse, Epic EHR Analytics, Population Health BI, and Data Management. He started his healthcare career in group practice management and managed care before transitioning into healthcare IT roles, where he has broad experience spanning government, vendor, and private sector provider organizations over the last 25 years.

A retired USAF Lieutenant Colonel, J.D. started his military career as a Surface Warfare Officer in the Navy for seven years, including service as Gunnery Officer onboard the destroyer USS Paul F. Foster (DD-964) during Desert Storm. After completing a master’s degree in healthcare administration, he transitioned into the Air Force Medical Service Corps, where he served in a variety of healthcare management roles, including a deployment to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, as Commander of the Patient Administration Division supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in 2007.

J.D.’s teaching experience includes a current appointment as Adjunct Instructor of Population and Public Health Sciences at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, as well as guest lectures on enterprise analytics and other IT related topics at University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, and University of Dayton, among others. He spent two years in a full-time teaching role when he was Adjunct Assistant Professor of Naval Science at UCLA. He is a frequent speaker at regional and national conferences such as the Healthcare Information and Management System Society (HIMSS).

As an after-hours “hobby” entrepreneur, J.D. is also a digital health consultant and owner of Whit’s End Consulting, Ltd., and Founder of Certified Organic SEO, Inc., a small internet marketing agency that provides internship opportunities for University of Dayton marketing students.

J.D. holds a BA in Mass Communication from George Washington University, a Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Management from UCLA, and an MBA in Management Information Systems from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia.