

Sarah Richardson
Principal
229Project
About Sarah
Sarah Richardson is the President of Community Development for This Week Health. Richardson is a transformative, innovative, and results-driven healthcare and technology executive with experience in large-scale healthcare environments. Through comprehensive, human centered design, she enables digital and organizational transformation of multiple organizational domains utilizing proven methods of engagement resulting in improved experiences across the continuum. Prior to joining This Week Health, Richardson served as the SVP for Tivity Health and the Vice President of IT Change Leadership for OptumCare. Richardson also has significant health system experience, serving as CIO of NCH Healthcare System in Naples, FL and as a Division CIO with HCA Healthcare. Richardson is an active member of CHIME as a Certified Healthcare CIO (CHCIO), board and faculty member, and fellow. She regularly publishes industry relevant content on her website at www.conciergeleadership.com. She is an Associate Certified Coach with the ICF and Distinguished Toastmaster, as well as the chair for members in transition for the SoCal Chapter of the Society for Information Management (SCSIM). Richardson holds a BS from the University of Nevada -Las Vegas, and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. Sarah Richardson is one of those people who ‘gets things done’ and has a penchant for bringing out the best in people. With an enthusiastic and genuinely friendly attitude, Sarah radiates a sincere passion for delivering value and benefits to the teams she leads and serves. She has built award-winning teams and has been recognized by The Kansas City Business Journal as a ‘Woman Who Means Business’, a “Next Gen Leader’ and ‘Rising Star’ by KC Business Magazine, and an Outstanding Executive by Advancing Women in Technology.
Episodes featuring Sarah
180 episodes


Three CIOs, one MIT AI course - Governance, ROI, and the Right Use Case| The 229 Podcast with Lisa Johnson & Tamara Havenhill-Jacobs

Fable Goes Dark and The Demo Derby Problem| Newsday with Scott D’Entremont

Small Health System’s AI Advantage and the ROI Question Nobody's Ready For | Newsday

Healthcare's AI Reckoning: Real Wins, Real Costs, Real Questions | Newsday

Major Biometric Breach, HIPAA Deadline Falls Flat, and the Microsoft AI Budget Blowout | Newsday

Leading Change, Growing Leaders, and When AI Actually Works | Flourish with Crystal Broj

Shadow AI, Shrinking Budgets, and the Agents Nobody Approved | Newsday

Why Refusing to Change Is Riskier Than Embracing Agentic AI | Newsday

The Entry-Level Job Crisis, Consulting Collapse, and Shadow AI | Newsday

The 229 Podcast: New Host, New Format, Same Mission with Sarah and Bill
