Cardinal Health at CIO Vision

Priorities

Baez’s core priorities center on implementing "Enterprise as Code" operating models, embedding machine-readable governance, and building robust data foundations. He emphasizes shifting from isolated AI pilots to continuous, governed AI orchestration, redesigning decision rights, and driving modular workforce reskilling and skills-based talent strategies to maximize P&L outcomes.

Current focus

As VP of Global AI & Commercial Digital at Cardinal Health, R.X Baez leads enterprise AI strategy, engineering, and architecture across healthcare and supply chain operations. His current focus centers on industrializing AI—moving beyond point solutions to engineer scalable, compound, agentic AI ecosystems and high-reliability cognitive platforms.