Biography

Tarun Mehra is the Head of Strategy and BD (Provider and Payor segments) at Microsoft HLS (Health & Life Science). He is passionate about helping healthcare orgs solve critical industry issues using Microsoft's Cloud and Gen AI suite of solutions and platform capabilities. Tarun is also a senior strategic advisor to M12 (Microsoft's venture arm) & ‘Microsoft for Startups’ for opportunities related to healthcare industry, and also represents the firm on LPAC of select early-stage fund investments. Prior to his current role, he was VP of Strategy, M&A and Partnerships at Nuance for the firm's Provider Solutions business unit (including Dragon and DAX Copilot platforms). Tarun also spent about 18 years in various senior strategy consulting roles serving large corporate and private equity clients in healthcare and technology sectors. Most recently, Tarun was an Associate Partner with Monitor Group (now Deloitte) advising large IDNs and health plans on growth strategy, portfolio assessment, M&A due diligence, and innovation strategy. Prior to that, he led the healthcare consulting business at Fuld & Co. and also founded a new line of business for the firm, which he ran as CEO for two years before helping find a strategic exit. He began his career in technology and product development and later transitioned to business strategy roles post his MBA. Tarun completed mechanical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, and received his MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore.