Brett MacLaren

About Brett MacLaren

Brett MacLaren, MBA, is a dynamic and experienced leader with over 25 years of progressive experience in technology, data, and analytics within the healthcare industry. Renowned for effectively developing comprehensive Data & Analytics (D&A) strategies and roadmaps, Brett has successfully modernized multiple data and analytic teams, consolidating diverse areas into cohesive functioning D&A organizations and generating annual savings exceeding $5-10M. His expertise spans cloud transformation of enterprise-wide D&A capabilities, encompassing both traditional analytics and cutting-edge Data Science/AI initiatives. Managing teams of up to with direct budget responsibility exceeding $100M, Brett consistently led the development and engineering of analytic products generating substantial incremental value. Notably, as the former Senior Vice President, Data & Analytics at Kaiser Permanente, and Chief Data Officer at Providence Healthcare, Brett\'s leadership resulted in significant cost savings, successful post-merger consolidations, and strategic cloud migrations. His impact is further evidenced by the consolidation of three legacy IT D&A teams at Kaiser Permanente, achieving over $10M in annual cost savings. Brett\'s successful advocacy and implementation of a D&A tool simplification strategy identified savings opportunities surpassing $100M over 5 years. His commitment to driving innovation and efficiency in the healthcare data landscape is underscored by his strategic vision and numerous numeric accomplishments, including leading the migration to a cloud-first data platform and consistently generating incremental value ranging from $8M to over >$100M through innovative analytic products.

Experience

1. Managing Director, Data & Analytics

   West Monroe

   Jan 2026 — Present · Asheville, NC, US

   As a Managing Director in West Monroe’s TechEx Data & Analytics practice, I help healthcare clients create measurable value by translating strategic goals into data-driven roadmaps and scalable analytics solutions. I partner with executives and delivery teams to lead initiatives that modernize data platforms, strengthen governance and data quality, and enable advanced analytics and AI use cases that improve clinical, operational, and financial outcomes.I am accountable for shaping strategy and growth within the practice by evolving our offerings, developing differentiated solutions, and identifying new opportunities across the provider and broader healthcare market. My responsibilities also include building trusted client relationships, mentoring and developing high-performing teams, and ensuring we deliver innovative solutions that are practical, secure, and adoptable. While my work is primarily healthcare-focused, I leverage West Monroe’s cross-industry data and analytics experience to bring proven approaches and lessons learned to every engagement.West Monroe is a global business and technology consulting firm passionate about creating value for our clients. We co-create solutions that accelerate results now and prepare industries to tackle what’s next. We excel at the intersection of industry, strategy, people and technology, always driving rapid impact. Our all-in approach comes from our unique employee ownership structure. Our clients’ success is our success.Share our passion at westmonroe.com.

Education

• UCLA

  BA, Business Economics

  1993 — 1997

• UCLA

  Bachelor's degree, Business/Managerial Economics

  1993 — 1997

• UCLA

  Bachelor of Business Economics, Business/Managerial Economics

• San Diego State University

  MBA, Specialization in Information Technology

  2005 — 2008

Skills

• Clinical Research
• Ehr
• Healthcare
• Strategy
• Access
• Lunch
• Hosting Events
• Physicians
• Nursing
• Management
• Emr
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Hospitals
• Healthcare Management
• Process Improvement
• Cocktails
• Leadership
• Drinking
• Hipaa