Isaiah Nathanial CPHIMS

Isaiah Nathaniel is a successful business executive, entrepreneur, film producer and director who is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Delaware Valley Community Health, Inc., (DVCH) a 60-million-dollar non-profit Ambulatory Healthcare Company FQHC (Federally Qualified Health Center.) Their mission is to serve the underserved with whole person healthcare regardless of their ability to pay. Numerically, that turns DVCH into 53,072 patients, 167,000 visits, 400 employees, and 80 healthcare providers with 11 locations in the Delaware Valley region of Philadelphia. In addition, Isaiah is the CIO Executive Advisor for the National Association of Community Health Center, (NACHC.) NACHC is dedicated exclusively to expanding health care to low-income and medically underserved populations. A trusted resource for all 1512 community health centers, regardless of their size, and responsive to federal, state, and local priorities. Isaiah is also the owner and CEO of Calcom Technologies a premier Informational Technology company based out of Philadelphia, Pa. He is also the owner and CEO of MadOptics Productions, a film production company that focuses on films, sports, and photography. Recently noted Isaiah received national press participating in a webinar with US News and World Report on Improving Health Equity and Access Through Telehealth and New Technologies. In addition, he also received national attention from media outlet Tech Target for significant and success pivot of Healthcare IT operations during the COVID-19 pandemic using hyper-convergence technology. Most recently Isaiah was the keynote speaker for the 2024 Convocation Ceremony at Delaware State University. Also, he was awarded the 2025 Health Information and Management Systems Society, (HIMSS) Changemaker CXO of the year award. In addition he also received the 2019 Minority Business Leader award from the Philadelphia Business Journal. In addition, he received national press as the executive producer, writer, and director of 16^th and Philly, a documentary film released February 2014. He is also a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems as well as an official member of the invitation only Forbes® Technology Council.

Educated at Central High School in Philadelphia, Pa and then Delaware State University where he earned a BS in Management Information Systems, he also was a four-year letterman for the Men’s Basketball team. He has also graduated from the prestigious DiverseForce OnBoards Leadership and Board Governance program given at the University of Pennsylvania.

His hobbies and interest include basketball, to which he still plays, road cycling, reading and chess. He is a big advocate for bringing the next generation along and proudly boasts that he is a product of his “failures.”

At DVCH Isaiah is responsible for developing and executing the overall information system strategy in support of the business plan and strategic direction of the organization, specifically in the areas of security, and maintenance of the information technology network, integrated electronic health record, electronic practice management, and electronic dental record hardware and systems across Delaware Valley Community Health’s multi clinic integrated healthcare network. Provide strategic leadership by articulating information systems needs and plans to the executive team, shareholders and board of directors.

Calcom Technologies is a full-service IT company provides traditional IT services including web/graphic design, social media services, and disaster recovery services to the small business sector. Calcom Technologies in its early beginning stages primarily focused on servicing, repairing, and maintaining computers to which it had great success growing its base and reputation one service call at a time. As they continued to grow, they began to offer additional services, offering new and existing clients a one-stop shop for all your computing needs. Today Calcom Technologies is one of the area’s most respected IT/computer consulting firms with a heavy base in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

MadOptics Productions is a unique production company, with a focus on digital motion and still photography, with an emphasis on sports. We craft your message visually through a creative and strategic lens, delivering it effectively and with maximum impact. A full-service videography company that aims to help our clients achieve their dreams of seeing the special moments in their lives captured in beautiful, high-definition video.

In addition to speaking at Universities and events, board service roles, he has been featured in or appeared in many publications including:

Board Service:

• PA Department of Health and Human Services eHealth Committee Appointment (2025-Present)
• US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) UDS+ Modernization Region 3 Steering Committee Member (2023/2024/2025)
• Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Professional Development Advisory Board (2023 -2024)
• HIMSS CIO Connect Program Chair (2023/2024)
• US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) UDS+ Modernization Region 3 Steering Committee Member (2023/2024)
• Philadelphia Youth Basketball Board of Directors (Executive Committee Member and Strategic Planning Committee Chair 2022/2023/2024)
• Philadelphia Youth Basketball Board of Directors 2021 – Present
  • Vice Chairman 2024 - Present
  • Strategic Planning Committee Chair 2023 - Present
• Delaware State University College of Business Advisory Board
• George Washington University College of Business Advisory Council
• Danny Rumph Classic Foundation Board of Directors

Awards:

• 2025 Health Information and Management Systems Society, (HIMSS) CXO/Senior Executive of the Year Award Winner
• Inspire CIO Philly CIO of the Year Orbie Awards Nomination 2023
• Inspire CIO Philly CIO of the Year Orbie Awards Nomination 2022
• Health Information and Management Systems Society, (HIMSS) Changemaker of the year 2021
• Nextgen Healthcare Excellence in Partnership Award 2021
• Minority Business Leader Philadelphia Business Journal 2019
• PACHC Career Achievement Award 2017
• Top 40 under 40 Delaware State University 2016
• Top Ranked US Executives National Council of American Executives 2014

Membership

• Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) CIO Connect Graduate 2024
• Forbes Technology Council (2020, 2021, 2022)
• Colleage of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) CIO Bootcamp Graduate 2022
• University of Pennsylvania (DiverseForce ONboads Leadership) Graduate 2020

Publications:

- Forbes (multiple articles)

- Reuters

- The Forecast by Nutanix (multiple articles)

- Philadelphia Youth Basketball Beyond Basketball Podcast

- Beckers Healthcare (multiple articles)

- EHR Intelligence

- Toggle Magazine

- Tech Target

- Tryten Healthcare

- Nextgen Healthcare (multiple articles)

- Healthcare IT Today

- Healthcare IT News

- Nutanix IT Unplugged

- HYCU Blog

- Tech Talk TV

- Health Tech Magazine (multiple articles)

- Philadelphia Business Journal

- HealthData Management Magazine and Online

- IT Pros Philadelphia article

-“The Echo” a Delaware State University publication

-The Bleacher Report

-Slam Online

-The Philadelphia Daily News

-The Philadelphia Tribune

-“Money for Lunch” radio show

-“Big Time” radio podcast

-“TLC Sports Radio Show”

-PFI Magazine

-Delaware Public Media

-WURD Radio Philadelphia

-Philly.com Online

-The Sports Fan Journal

-Turning Life Sports Radio

- TempleTV.net

-Better Than Success Podcast

Speaking/Panel Engagements/Webinars:

• HIMSS 2026 – Cracking the Code: What Healthcare IT Leaders Really Want (And How to Become Their Next Must Have Hire) Fireside Chat
• HIMSS 2026 - Future Proofing Your Healthcare Career: From Strategic Planning to Executive Success panel discussion
• HIMSS 2026 Ellkay Rural and Community Health Panel
• VIVE 2026 Building Bridges: AI Collaboration Lab Fireside Chat
• 2026 NACHC CFO Institute Lecture - Information Management and Security
• 2026 NACHC Policy and Issues Forum – Artificial Intelligence and the Boards Oversight and Governance Presentation
• 2026 NACHC Policy and Issues Forum – Policy (Boardroom) to Practice Presentation
• JPM 2026 Transforming Rural Health at Scale Fireside chat with Microsoft (Interviewer)
• HIMSS AI Leadership Summit 2025 Host/MC
• HIMSS AI Leadership Summit Panel Moderator: Data Drives the Bus: Unlicking AI’s Potential with Quality Control.
• Drexel Lebow College of Business Executive MBA Summit 2025 Panel – Innovation in Action
• HIMSS Innovation in Excellence Awards Keynote Address 2025
• National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) CFO Institute 2025 – Lecture: Using Technology to Securely Manage Information
• Maine Primary Care Association Patient Safety Conference Keynote 2025 – Is Healthcare Ready for Artificial Intelligence?
• PA Association of Community Health Centers (PACHC) 2025 C Suite Summit Keynote – Data Protection and Security, Artificial Intelligence
• Delaware State University Convocation Keynote 2024
• NACHC FOM/IT 2024 – Recruiting and Retaining Your Health IT Workforce
• Maine Primary Care Association Conference 2024 – AI and the Reality of Healthcare
• Beckers Healthcare IT & RCM Conference 2024 – CIO and IT Teams: Preparing for a Fast-Evolving Future in Health IT
• Beckers Healthcare IT & RCM Conference 2024 – Is EHR Consolidation Good or Bad?
• National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) National Conference 2024 – A Synthetic Future: Data, AI and You
• Government HRSA/BPCHCIO Health Center Revenue Cycle – Best Practices, Strengthening Payment Oversight, & Risk Management Webinar 2024
• Historical Black College and University (HBCU) 2024 Philanthropy Symposium “CIO’s Cybersecurity Challenges and Securing Funding for Cyber Security Plans”
• Delaware HIMSS Health IT Symposium 2024 Keynote Panel “Digital Health Technology and Community Medicine.
• HIMSS GLOBAL CONFERENCE 2024 Opening Keynote “Creating Tomorrows Health”
• HIMSS TV 2024 – CIO CONNECT
• NACHC P&I Conference - Cybersecurity, Conflicts of Interest, and More: The Role of the Board and Health Center Risks
• NACHC/Nextgen National Webinar – UDS+ Readiness
• NACHC FOM/IT Conference 2023 – Cyber Security Strategies to Secure Health Center Operations
• NACHC FOM/IT Conference 2023 - It’s More than Pay: Recruiting and Retaining a High Performing Workforce
• Validation Institute 2023 -Scaling Patient Care: The Road to Controlled Hypertension
• Nextgen Healthcare Webinar 2023 – Strategies to Turn Down the Noise II
• HIMSS TV 2023 – How to Unlock Big Data for Intelligent Business Decisions
• Nutanix CXO Cloud Counsel – 2023 IT Migration to the Cloud
• Nextgen Healthcare Webinar 2023 – Strategies to Turn Down the Noise on Unburden Overburdened Care Teams
• PS Assoc. Of Community Health Centers 2023 C-Suite Conference – Panel Facilitation on Cybersecurity Breaches from a Health Center’s Perspective
• Beckers Healthcare HIT and RCM 2022 Conference – The EHR and Revenue Cycle Issues to Fix before it’s too late.
• US News and World Report Webinar 2022 - Improving Health Equity and Access Through Telehealth and New Technologies
• Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County 21^st Annual Health Care Symposium 2022 – Why is your C-Suite Missing A CIO?
• HIMSS Conference 2022 – Nextgen Healthcare – Why is Population Health and health disparities important now more than ever
• HIMSS Conference 2022 – Nutanix and Citrix – The importance of partnership at the technology point of care.
• Becker’s Healthcare IT and RCM Conference 2022 – Views from the C-Suite: How to Get your IT and Finance Teams to work Together
• ITUP (Insure the Uninsured Project) Annual Conference 2022 – Leveraging Data for Equitable, Community-Centric Health
• Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles 2021 – Spotlight Keynote (The Changing Role of the CIO)
• Nextgen Healthcare 2021 User Group Meeting – General Session Client Panel
• Nextgen Healthcare 2021 User Group Meeting – Phreesia Intake Management What’s Next for Covid-19 Vaccinations in Healthcare
• National Association of Community Health Center 2021 Conference – Long Term Strategies for TeleHealth and RPM Solutions
• Pa. Association of Community Health Centers 2021 Conference – Cybersecurity Panel
• Becker’s Healthcare 2021 Health IT and RCM - Thinking Big on a Small Budget - Frugal Innovation and Using IT as a Differentiator
• Becker’s Healthcare 2021 Health IT and RCM - What Are Your Biggest Priorities and Challenges This Year?
• CIO & CISO Strategy 2021 Meeting (Philadelphia & Metro Atlantic) – Drive Innovation and Lead Change
• Tyten Technologies 2021 – How to Maximize Equitable Care
• Nextgen Healthcare 2021 FQHC funding and how to use grant dollars
• Nextgen Healthcare 2021 – National Sales Meeting Customer spotlight
• HMG Live 2021– Accelerating Your Winning IT Strategy with World Class Technologies and Partnerships
• Phressia 2021 – Streamlining COVID19 Vaccine Delivery and Increasing Uptake
• Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index 2020– Enterprises Embarking on Hybrid IT Journey
• Nutanix CXO Cloud Counsel 2020– IT Transformation: Improving Patient Care Serves for the Underserved During COVID-19
• NextGen Healthcare – Beyond Resilience: DVCH Thrives Amid a Crisis
• CHIME 2020 – Business Resilience – What Role Do Your Partners Play?
• Nutanix .Next Conference 2020
• Beckers Healthcare 2020 – Reopening Society During a Pandemic (an Urban Community Outlook)
• Beckers Healthcare 2020 – Using data analytics to help manage chronic care, high-cost patients)
• Care Message Webinar (Leveraging Technology to Achieve the Quadruple AIM)
• Health Federation of Philadelphia Webinar (Introducing Telehealth into a Healthcare Organization)
• PA Association of Community Health Centers – The Importance of Healthcare Information Systems
• Delaware State University
• Cheyney University
• LaSalle University
• People for People, Inc.
• New Jersey Burglar and Fire Alarm Association
• National African American Insurance Association
• Roxborough Business Exchange (Philadelphia, Pa)