# Mahesh Devalla

> Mahesh Devalla is the Chief Technology Officer of Players Health, a Minneapolis-based sports insurance and risk-management company that protects youth athletes and sports organizations. He leads product and engineering strategy and applies human-centered, ethical AI to athlete safety and real-time decision support. Before Players Health, where he rose from Director of Engineering, he architected enterprise-scale AI platforms across finance, utilities and software at firms including Citi, Bank of America, American Water, Hexagon and App Orchid. He holds a master's in computer science and artificial intelligence from Dartmouth College, authored the book 'The AI Dilemma: Why Businesses Still Fail to Embrace AI,' and has been named a USA 40 Under 40 honoree and ranked among global top AI leaders.

- **Role:** Chief Technology Officer at Players Health
- **Organizations:** Players Health, App Orchid, iCreditWorks, Bank of America
- **Education:** Master's in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Dartmouth College
- **Known for:** Chief Technology Officer of Players Health, leading product and engineering, Author of 'The AI Dilemma: Why Businesses Still Fail to Embrace AI', Named a USA 40 Under 40 honoree

## Career timeline

- **—** — Project Manager, Bank of America - supporting commercial lending activities
- **—** — Lead Project Manager, iCreditWorks - delivering an omnichannel lending platform
- **—** — Manager, Project Delivery & Lead Technical Architect, App Orchid - AI-driven applications for energy, utilities and insurance
- **—** — Director of Engineering, Players Health
- **—** — Promoted to Chief Technology Officer, Players Health
- **2025** — Published 'The AI Dilemma: Why Businesses Still Fail to Embrace AI' and recognized as USA 40 Under 40

## Achievements

- Chief Technology Officer of Players Health, leading product and engineering
- Author of 'The AI Dilemma: Why Businesses Still Fail to Embrace AI'
- Named a USA 40 Under 40 honoree
- Recognized as an Asian American 40 Under 40 honoree
- Ranked among global top 100 AI leaders and named a CTO of the Year
- Named among TradeFlock's Most Visionary Tech Leaders 2025
- Architected enterprise-scale AI platforms at Citi, Bank of America, American Water and Hexagon

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Celebrated by Players Health for his recognition as a USA 40 Under 40 honoree.
- **2025** — Published 'The AI Dilemma: Why Businesses Still Fail to Embrace AI.'

## Links

- Website: https://playershealth.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/maheshdevalla
- Twitter/X: http://twitter.com/playershealth
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playershealth

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Last updated: 2026-07-15