Chero serves as a System Vice President and Chief Information & Digital Officer for the UW Health System. In his role, he serves a talented team of technology professionals and provides strategic direction and leadership for IT and co leads the Digital program in alignment with the mission and goals of UW Health. He also co-leads Workforce Strategy for the enterprise.

Prior to UW Health , he worked at BJC Healthcare in St. Louis, where he served in a variety of leadership roles – including Vice President for Business Relationship Management – to deliver maximum value through technical and digital initiatives, co-led an enterprise-wide EMR initiative and led IT strategic planning for St. Louis Children’s Hospital. He has also worked in various other industries including finance, telecom and transportation.

Chero received his dual master’s degrees from Webster University and is an alumni of Columbia University, New York.