Anita Mahon is Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer for EXL and a member of the Executive Committee. She is responsible for driving strategic business expansion plans for EXL and accelerating growth in data and AI. Focusing on client-centric solutions and services, Anita works closely with the EXL industry and capability teams to ensure the implementation of EXL’s long-term strategy.

Joining EXL in 2020 as Chief Growth and Strategy Officer, Anita has led key initiatives across the business to develop and execute data-led growth strategies and to transform the execution of go-to-market priorities. Most recently serving for three years as Global Business Head, Health, she was responsible for overseeing all aspects of business strategy, client engagement, service delivery, and financial performance for EXL clients in payer, provider, pharmacy benefit manager, and life sciences organizations. Under her leadership, the healthcare business integrated its vast clinical, business, healthcare operations, data, analytics, digital, AI, and technology capabilities to deliver critical business outcomes to its clients and achieve significant growth.

Anita has over 25 years of experience in leadership roles driving growth for data and technology businesses serving multiple large industries with complex strategic and operational needs. Prior to EXL, Anita served as Vice President, Data, Strategy and Portfolio Officer for IBM Watson Health. While at Watson Health, Anita also served as Chief Marketing Officer and led value-based care strategy and marketing. Anita joined IBM with its acquisition of Truven Health Analytics in 2016. As Chief Strategy Officer at Truven while the business was part of Thomson Reuters, Anita led the definition and implementation of the company’s corporate growth strategy and development. Prior to joining Truven Health she served as executive director for a telecommunications software and consulting business that is now part of Ericsson.

Anita holds a master of business administration from Columbia Business School, a master of science in computer science from Columbia University, and a bachelor of science in mathematics and computer science from Manhattan University.