DataSpring CEO Sarah Ahmad Appointed to Tulane Innovation & Entrepreneurship Council
Appointment brings Ahmad's experience scaling innovation and building collaboration across complex industries
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Tulane University Innovation Institute and DataSpring, powered by CAQH, today announced that CEO Sarah Ahmad is now a member of the Tulane Innovation & Entrepreneurship Council. The council brings together business, civic, and philanthropic leaders supporting entrepreneurship, technology commercialization, and startup development across New Orleans and the Gulf South.
Ahmad brings over three decades of experience scaling commercial platforms and driving alignment across complex industries. At DataSpring, she leads work that improves how critical information moves across the healthcare ecosystem. On the council, Ahmad will work alongside researchers and founders to turn concept-stage technologies into scalable businesses.
“Tulane is building a world-class engine for high-growth ventures, where researchers, entrepreneurs and industry leaders can come together to turn promising ideas into practical solutions. I look forward to working with the council to help entrepreneurs navigate complex market dynamics, validate their models and build sustainable enterprises,” Ahmad said.
“Sarah’s experience leading innovation in a highly regulated, data-driven industry will add a valuable perspective as Tulane helps researchers and entrepreneurs move promising ideas toward tangible application,” said Kimberly Gramm, PhD, David and Marion Mussafer Chief Innovation and Entrepreneurship Officer at the Tulane Innovation Institute.
A Tulane alumna with longstanding ties to New Orleans, Sarah is passionate about supporting the city’s culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. She views her service on the Tulane Innovation & Entrepreneurship Council as a meaningful way to give back to a community that has shaped her family’s life.
About the Tulane Innovation & Entrepreneurship Council
The Tulane University Innovation Institute (TUII) serves as a best-in-class partner and facilitator that accelerates and amplifies ideas and discoveries benefiting New Orleans and society. TUII connects Tulane’s world-class research enterprise with the entrepreneurial ecosystem, providing faculty, students, and staff with the training, funding, mentorship, and industry connections needed to move discoveries from the laboratory to the marketplace. Through programs spanning proof-of-concept funding, startup formation, I-Corps training, and translational fellowships, TUII is building a culture of innovation across all of Tulane’s nine schools and positioning New Orleans as a destination for research-driven economic growth.
About DataSpring
DataSpring, powered by CAQH, is the trusted data connector at the core of healthcare, powering the industry with accurate, authorized data from providers and payers to create a more connected ecosystem for all. For more than 25 years, the organization has supported the industry with the largest and most complete healthcare data foundation in the U.S. By improving how essential information flows across the system, DataSpring helps healthcare operate more efficiently and deliver better experiences and outcomes for providers, payers and patients. Learn more at www.dataspring.com.
Media Contact: Leanne Atencio Director, Marketing Communications DataSpring latencio@dataspring.com
