Message from the Chancellor
Announcing CU Anschutz’s First Vice Chancellor for AI, 11-10-2026
Dear faculty, staff and students,We are pleased to announce that Casey Greene, PhD, has been named our first Vice Chancellor for Artificial Intelligence at the University of Colorado Anschutz, effective November 1. He will also serve as Senior Associate Dean for AI and Health Data Science for the CU Anschutz School of Medicine.
AI holds extraordinary potential for advancing health and medicine, and these tools are transforming how we work, learn and innovate. Establishing this new leadership position reflects our commitment to ensuring CU Anschutz remains at the forefront of this rapidly evolving field and leads the way in harnessing AI to improve human health.
In this role, Casey will lead our campuswide AI strategy and a new Office of AI, partnering with leaders across our academic, research and administrative units to align priorities, strengthen our AI data capabilities, and expand access to tools, training and expertise. His focus will include advancing emerging AI capabilities across our mission areas, with appropriate safeguards for AI security, privacy and responsible use.
A nationally recognized leader in biomedical informatics and AI, Casey has been instrumental in building our campus’s strengths in these fields. Since joining CU Anschutz six years ago, he has led the Center for Health Artificial Intelligence and served as founding chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics. He will continue as department chair and maintain executive oversight of Health Data Compass and the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine. He will also assume oversight of CU Anschutz School of Medicine Information Services, bringing greater alignment to our AI, data and technology efforts.
Please join us in congratulating Casey on this well-deserved appointment. We are confident that his expertise, collaborative approach and deep understanding of our campus position him exceptionally well to help us realize AI’s potential to advance our mission and improve lives.
Don Elliman
Chancellor
Richard D. Krugman Endowed Chair
Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
Dean, CU Anschutz School of Medicine