David Oakley

 David Oakley serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer at AdventHealth, where he leads artificial intelligence, analytics, software engineering, consumer experience, and FORGE, the health system’s center for frontier technology innovation. His teams’ work touches millions of patients and team members each year. 

 

 With more than two decades at AdventHealth, David’s career spans marketing, web strategy, consumer technology, and enterprise digital leadership. That experience has shaped his understanding of how large, mission-driven healthcare organizations turn innovation into meaningful change. 

 

 David believes technology’s greatest potential lies in bringing people closer. He focuses on deploying AI responsibly, creating more connected consumer experiences, and using data to inform care decisions. Across that work, his aim is to reduce friction, deepen trust, and support whole-person well-being throughout the health journey. 

 

 Rooted in faith and family, David’s leadership reflects a conviction that technology should serve people. Outside of work, he enjoys traveling, writing and recording music, and spending time with his family.