David Jackson brings more than 25 years of experience in healthcare from both the provider and the payer perspective. He currently leads advisory services for EXL Health., with a focus on designing and delivering cross-EXL transformative AI and data-led solutions to drive customer value.​

He built and led Optum Analytics end-to-end analytics partnerships business, building analytic talent, process and technology capabilities at scale for both payer and provider clients. His accomplishments included innovative value-based analytics constructs that drove greater productivity and customer maturity in the use of analytics while reducing client investments needed.​

As Vice President of Professional services for IBM Watson Health, David led a provider analytics and consulting services organization that leveraged IBM Watson Health assets to help hospitals and health systems respond to various business challenges. This work included strategy development and performance improvement under traditional and value-based care arrangements. ​

David holds a Master of Science degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of South Carolina, in Columbia, South Carolina and a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Promotion from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He is certified in PQS Lean Process Improvement.