About
Dejan Jovanov serves as the Chief Data and Informatics Officer at the Illinois Department of Public Health, where he leads efforts to modernize data, improve interoperability, and strengthen analytics and governance across the state. With over ten years of experience in healthcare technology and public health informatics, he focuses on building data systems that help with better decision-making, emergency response, and health equity. Dejan has managed major projects in cloud transformation, AI-powered analytics, TEFCA and FHIR interoperability, and enterprise data governance. He is known for encouraging collaboration across sectors and creating new strategies that help public health agencies become more proactive and data-driven, with a focus on prevention and better health outcomes for communities.