Dr. Jyotishman Pathak is the Founding Dean of ASU’s School of Technology for Public Health. In this role, he leads the development of research, educational, and entrepreneurship programs that integrate digital technology and data-driven decision-making, with a significant focus on improving health outcomes across Arizona and beyond.
Prior to joining ASU, Dr. Pathak held multiple leadership positions, including the Frances & John L. Loeb Professor of Medical Informatics, Chief of the Division of Health Informatics, and Vice Chair for Entrepreneurship in the Department of Population Health Sciences at Cornell University, New York.
He is the co-founder of Iris OB Health Inc., a mental health startup developing digital technology for the early detection of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. In 2023, he was appointed as an advisor to the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Previously, he served as Professor and Director of Biomedical Informatics at Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Pathak is an elected Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics. He has authored over 275 publications and received numerous awards for his research, teaching, and leadership contributions. Most recently, he received the 2025 John V. Atanasoff Discovery Award from his alma mater, Iowa State University.
He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Iowa State University in 2007 and his bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the National Institute of Technology (Jamshedpur, India) in 2002.