PATH Appoints Dr. Bilal Mateen as First Chief AI Officer

ZEATTLE, September 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — PATH, a global nonprofit organization committed to health equity, today announced the appointment of Bilal Mateen as Chief AI Officer. In this newly created role, Mateen will lead PATH’s efforts to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate progress toward a world where everyone has the opportunity to live a healthy life.

Mateen brings a wealth of experience in AI and technology leadership to the role. He was most recently Executive Director of Digital Square, where he supported ministries of health in
Africa And Asia with effective planning, procurement, and implementation of technology to address the global health equity gap. In this role, he also served as principal investigator and oversaw more than $250 million in grants and contracts aimed at digital health transformation in low-resource settings.