Srini Uppugonduri

Novant Health promoted Srini Uppugonduri to Chief Information Security Officer, announced in June 2026; day-level precision has not been established from available coverage.

An internal promotion at a major health system is the succession pattern healthcare security needs more of — institutional knowledge of clinical networks takes years to build, and continuity matters in the sector ransomware targets hardest.

According to the Novant Health newsroom, the promotion makes Uppugonduri a senior vice president in addition to chief information security officer. The company says he will lead resilience and risk mitigation efforts, cyber operations, governance and security strategy for Novant Health. The newsroom adds that he will serve as a key partner across the organization, keeping security embedded in care delivery, innovation and operations.

In his most recent post, as Novant Health's vice president of information security, he provided strategic direction while working to strengthen the organization's enterprise security posture, according to the release. The release says he also guided cybersecurity governance across the enterprise and supported AI-driven operations and strategic integrations. According to the company, Uppugonduri has spent more than two decades leading technology operations, infrastructure and enterprise cybersecurity across healthcare and global organizations. The newsroom says his background spans large-scale transformation initiatives, threat intelligence, enterprise architecture, cyber engineering, technology operations and resilience.

Winston-Salem, N.C. is where Novant Health is based, Becker's Hospital Review reports. The company says it has sought state approval for 225 additional inpatient beds in a new patient tower aimed at high-acuity care in southeastern North Carolina.