# Patricia Obermaier

> Patricia 'Patty' Obermaier is Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer at Acentra Health, where she leads business development, marketing, and product management for a technology and health solutions company serving government and commercial clients. A biology graduate of MIT with a Darden MBA, she spent the bulk of her career at Microsoft - most recently as Chief Growth Officer for Global Health and Life Sciences overseeing a $12 billion portfolio and helping integrate the $20 billion Nuance acquisition. Before that she doubled Microsoft's U.S. Health and Life Sciences business from $3 billion to $6 billion, founded the consultancy Resigility, and spent five-plus years as a senior executive at IQVIA. She sits on the boards of ASGN Incorporated and Applied Information Sciences and was named to Fierce Healthcare's 2021 Women of Influence.

- **Role:** Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer at Acentra Health
- **Organizations:** Acentra Health, ASGN Incorporated, Applied Information Sciences (AIS), Microsoft, Resigility, IQVIA, Unisys
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree in Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MBA, University of Virginia, Darden School of Business
- **Known for:** Doubled Microsoft's U.S. Health and Life Sciences business from $3 billion to $6 billion, Oversaw a global $12 billion health and life sciences portfolio as Microsoft's CGO for the sector, Played a pivotal role integrating Nuance, Microsoft's $20 billion acquisition, into the global field organization

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Held several positions at Unisys Corporation
- **Mid career** — Senior executive at IQVIA for 5+ years, leading payer, provider, and government market businesses
- **—** — Founded and led Resigility, a consulting firm focused on performance transformation, resiliency, and growth strategies
- **—** — Led Microsoft's U.S. Health and Life Sciences business, doubling growth from $3 billion to $6 billion
- **2021** — Joined the Board of Directors of Applied Information Sciences (AIS); named to Fierce Healthcare's Women of Influence
- **—** — Became Chief Growth Officer for Microsoft Global Health and Life Sciences, overseeing a $12 billion portfolio and integrating the $20 billion Nuance acquisition
- **2025-12** — Named Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer at Acentra Health

## Achievements

- Doubled Microsoft's U.S. Health and Life Sciences business from $3 billion to $6 billion
- Oversaw a global $12 billion health and life sciences portfolio as Microsoft's CGO for the sector
- Played a pivotal role integrating Nuance, Microsoft's $20 billion acquisition, into the global field organization
- Named to Fierce Healthcare's 2021 Women of Influence
- Serves on the Board of Directors of ASGN Incorporated (NYSE: ASGN) and Applied Information Sciences (AIS)

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Named Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer at Acentra Health, leading business development, marketing, and product management.

## Links

- Website: https://acentra.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pobermaier

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