Jay Chyung, AB ’99, PhD ’04, MD ’06 (Class of 2003)
As I reflect on my career since graduating from Harvard Medical School in 2006, I’m struck by how dramatically the healthcare landscape is modernizing right now. As an alumnus who has pursued business, science, and technology ventures, I’ve experienced firsthand how these changes affect providers, patients, and the practice of medicine—for both better and worse.
The advancement of technology, particularly AI and data automation, has the potential to transform medicine with alarming speed. However, with transformation comes disruption. Sometimes that disruption is needed; other times, it is unnecessary or even destructive. In this context, it is fascinating to examine how medical education and physician development could adapt as HMS trains its next generation of leaders.
The HMS Alumni Council serves as a crucial bridge between the medical school and its graduates. Alumni bring real-world experience from the broader healthcare ecosystem back to HMS while the school continues to equip its graduates and alumni with cutting-edge knowledge. This symbiotic relationship strengthens both the institution and its alumni network. Today, as change accelerates, I am excited to contribute to the evolution of that relationship.
Serving on the HMS Alumni Council offers a chance to give back to an institution that has propelled my career and to help shape its future. I am honored to be a part of this transformative era while ensuring we preserve the core values and excellence of Harvard Medical School.
Jay Chyung, AB ’99, PhD ’04, MD ’06 (Class of 2003), is a business executive who has bridged the gap between complex data and technology with practical business solutions throughout his career. As co-founder and chief operating officer of Alida Inc., he leads data transformations that provide business-critical strategies and state-of-the-art solutions to large enterprises, including serving as an interim head of board-approved data modernization initiatives. He recently served as interim chief data officer for a multi-billion dollar health care client, helping to run and build their data organization from the ground up.
Chyung holds an MD from Harvard Medical School, a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and a BA in biochemical sciences from Harvard College, where he graduated magna cum laude and received the Hoopes Prize for his honors thesis. During his doctoral research under Dr. Dennis Selkoe, he contributed to resolving the spatial paradox in Alzheimer’s disease research, a significant advancement in the field. His early academic achievements include representing the United States as one of six representatives at the International Mathematical Olympiad and being named to the USA Today All-Academic First Team.
Throughout his career, Chyung has demonstrated leadership in data, analytics, and operations. He has partnered with over 60 brands, implementing projects that have impacted more than 100 million lives. His expertise in creating advanced analytics models has generated billions of dollars in contract revenues across various healthcare sectors, including payer, provider, pharmaceutical, and digital health companies. While at Boston Consulting Group, he built a health simulation model that was presented at the World Economic Forum and helped design a pharma-diagnostics business model that won recognition as BCG’s Best Strategy Case in North America.
Prior to Alida, he served as chief operating officer and chief intelligence officer at 10xHealth, where he was a co-founder and led the development of healthcare intelligence platforms. As corporate medical director and head of advanced analytics at Healthways in Tennessee, he built predictive and operational analytics for 80% of payers, serving 1,000 employers and 35 million lives. He led a corporate venture opportunity to build a new information services business for Healthways, reporting directly to the Board. A member of the founding class of the Health Evolution Institute, he continues to be recognized among the industry’s highest-potential leaders.
He maintains strong ties to the Harvard community, serving on various committees and in leadership roles. He co-led the pre-med committee at Adams House, served as reunion co-chair for both the 15th and 20th year Harvard Medical School Reunions, served on a committee to select the HMS dean of admissions, and is a member of the Dean’s Council and Federman Loyalty Circle. He currently serves as board president at Bay Square, a luxury full-service residential building adjacent to Harvard Square, and holds a board position at Alida Inc.