Omega Healthcare Elevates Vijayashree Natarajan to Chief Technology Officer Role

Omega Healthcare Promotes Vijayashree Natarajan to CTO

Published on September 30, 2025

In a significant move to enhance its technological capabilities, Omega Healthcare announced the promotion of Vijayashree Natarajan to the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In her new capacity, Natarajan will steer the company’s technology and product strategy with a keen emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI), aimed at accelerating innovation and providing transformative value to healthcare clients across the United States.

Natarajan, who has more than 25 years of extensive experience in various sectors, including healthcare, life sciences, banking, financial services, and insurance, has been a vital part of Omega Healthcare’s journey. Since joining in 2003, she has led numerous technology initiatives that were pivotal in driving the company's digital transformation, thereby fortifying its position to offer innovative and future-ready solutions.

Gautam Char, the Chief Strategy Officer of Omega Healthcare, praised Natarajan’s capabilities, stating, “Vijayashree's promotion to CTO reflects her proven ability to lead with innovation and agility to ensure significant outcomes for our customers while enhancing the operating efficiency of Omega Healthcare.” Char, who also serves as CEO of Omega's subsidiary, WhiteSpace Health, emphasized that her passion for cutting-edge technologies like GenAI and agentic AI will be crucial in sculpting the future path of Omega Healthcare and maximizing impact for its clients.

“I am truly honored to be entrusted with the role of Chief Technology Officer at Omega Healthcare,” remarked Natarajan. “This promotion is not just a personal milestone, but a reflection of the incredible work our teams and partners are doing every day to transform healthcare. It has been an exciting journey building AI-first solutions that are transforming the healthcare industry.”

Before her tenure at Omega, Natarajan held leadership roles at Cognizant and Inautix Technologies, where she was instrumental in leading projects focused on mobile technology, cloud adoption, and digital engineering.