# Jack O'Hara

> Jack O'Hara is the New York-based founder and CEO of Translucent AI, a financial-intelligence software company founded in 2024. His previous roles include regional CIO at Mount Sinai, CIO and later Chief Transformation Officer at Springfield Clinic, and CIO at ChenMed. He won the 2024 South Florida Enterprise ORBIE Award. Translucent announced a $27 million Series A led by GV in March 2026, following a $7 million seed round.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Translucent AI
- **Organizations:** Translucent AI, ChenMed, Springfield Clinic, Mount Sinai Health System
- **Education:** MBA, Cornell University, Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
- **Known for:** Winner of the 2024 South Florida Enterprise ORBIE Award., Led a team of more than 300 across product, engineering, and AI at ChenMed., Rebuilt ChenMed’s financial claims system.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Served as Regional CIO at Mount Sinai Health System.
- **—** — Served as CIO and later Chief Transformation Officer at Springfield Clinic.
- **—** — Served as CIO at ChenMed, leading more than 300 people across product, engineering, and AI and rebuilding its financial claims system.
- **2024** — Founded Translucent AI.
- **2024-06** — Won the South Florida Enterprise ORBIE Award as CIO of ChenMed.
- **2025-08** — Translucent announced a $7 million seed round.
- **2026-03** — Translucent announced a $27 million Series A led by GV.
- **2026-08** — Featured in the Claude Code guide for startups.
- **2026-10** — Announced Translucent’s financial-intelligence partnership with UTMB.

## Achievements

- Winner of the 2024 South Florida Enterprise ORBIE Award.
- Led a team of more than 300 across product, engineering, and AI at ChenMed.
- Rebuilt ChenMed’s financial claims system.
- Founded Translucent AI, which announced $34 million across seed and Series A rounds.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Published an October 7 announcement of a financial-intelligence partnership with UTMB spanning reporting, performance management, and planning.
- **2026-08** — Featured in the August 20 Claude Code guide for startups, describing specialized internal agents and an automated code reviewer.
- **2026-08** — Published an August 3 essay arguing that expense and revenue should be managed together.
- **2026-07** — Published a July 22 essay on revenue strategy and the expanding strategic role of finance leaders.
- **2026-03** — Translucent announced its $27 million Series A led by GV on March 11.

## Links

- Website: https://www.translucent.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-o-hara-

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