Suresh Kumar Dasagranthishanmugam

Chief Transformation Officer

Suresh Kumar Dasagranthishanmugam is transforming the technology behind how Expion identifies, captures and scales pharmacy savings. As Chief Transformation Officer, he works across business and technology teams to evolve the company’s rebate maximization and HelpScript copay assistance services through information, automation, AI and emerging technology.

Suresh leads Expion’s technology transformation while overseeing IT infrastructure, innovation, development and security. A major focus of his role is helping the organization scale without compromising the reliability and security clients depend on. He also works to build a technology culture grounded in collaboration, curiosity and continual improvement, creating an environment where new ideas can move quickly from opportunity to implementation.

Suresh brings more than 25 years of healthcare technology leadership spanning payer, provider and pharmacy benefit organizations. His experience as a technology executive, general manager, and chief information and transformation officer includes leadership across engineering, product and corporate development. That breadth has shaped a practical approach to transformation that starts with the business problem and applies technology where it can create meaningful impact.

At Expion, Suresh is especially energized by the opportunity to use emerging technology to create new approaches to pharmacy cost management. He also sees increasing price transparency as an important opportunity to build solutions that create greater value for plans, members and patients.

What’s your Expion factor superpower?

Powering innovation and growth with information, automation and AI.

What quote represents your personal philosophy?

“To invent, you have to experiment.” —Jeff Bezos

Transformation happens through a series of thoughtful experiments. With each one, we either learn from the market or lead the market.

When you’re not busy moving pharmacy forward, what can we find you doing?

Watching movies and advising emerging entrepreneurs.

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