David K Leo. Jayapaul
Head of Application Development @Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Application Development @Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas
Austin, TX, US
Enterprise technology leader reporting to the CIO with end-to-end accountability for all IT applications, driving large-scale modernization and digital transformation across core administrative, digital, and customer experience platforms.Enterprise Application Ownership: End-to-end accountability for all IT applications, leading 200+ engineers and architects and overseeing a $50M+ enterprise application portfolio across core administrative, digital, and customer experience platforms in support of the Forever Blue strategy and 2030 Vision.Platform Optimization & Enterprise Modernization: Driving the transition from legacy-heavy systems to secure, resilient, AI-ready platforms that scale with the business—modernizing at speed while maintaining operational stability, regulatory rigor, and member trust.Cloud, Automation & Operating Model Transformation: Leading cloud migration, application re-architecture, and automation initiatives across the enterprise; implementing modern delivery and sourcing models to improve agility, scalability, and cost efficiency while strengthening platform reliability.IT–Business Alignment & Executive Partnership: Acting as a trusted partner to executive leadership, aligning technology strategy with business outcomes through disciplined governance, clear roadmaps, and cross-functional collaboration to enable long-term enterprise growth
EDUCATION
Rice Business
Executive MBA
University of Madras
Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Electrical and Electronics Engineering
ABOUT DAVID K LEO. JAYAPAUL
Business Technology leader with 20+ years of experience driving digital transformation and fostering IT-business alignment within Fortune 50 companies (Elevance Health, Humana, GE Capital). Adept at drafting comprehensive IT strategy, handling large portfolios ($58MM) and large teams (400+), modernizing platforms and applications, driving cloud migrations, executing GTM strategies, and managing the SDLC in an Agile fashion.Key highlights of my career include: Led an engineering team at Elevance Health to transform critical functions of the Facets platform, including Member Invoicing (~$312MM for Group and $1.4B for Individuals), ID Cards, Welcome Kits, and Other Health Information (OHI): Drove the acceleration of new capability development for Life and Disability products at Humana, enhanced and maintained e2e applications supporting the Specialty segment, and managed overall work and backlog related to segment initiatives: Owned the business segment strategy for successful implementation of Sales Cloud at Humana, consolidating end-to-end functions from 77 to 4, enabling a seamless e2e sales experience, and transforming product and service offerings, sales processes, enrollment, and renewals for Group business members. Recruited multi-stack engineers and architects to deliver rapid time-to-value digital solutions using RPA, Workflow Automation, and Salesforce CRM, providing personalized information on enrollment, ID cards, and benefits, enhancing member experience and deflected call volumes.
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