Spencer Schaefer is a healthcare technology executive, pharmacist, and AI innovator with more than 26 years of service at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, where he held senior leadership roles including Chief AI Officer. He also served as Chief Architect for the National Artificial Intelligence Institute (NAII), helping shape large-scale AI strategy, architecture, and innovation initiatives across complex healthcare and government environments.
A licensed pharmacist by training, Spencer has spent his career at the intersection of healthcare, data science, and enterprise technology, leading the development of advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, interoperability, and clinical decision support solutions. Following his federal service, he founded and leads several healthcare AI ventures, including Lunar Analytics, and Predaptic, organizations focused on transforming healthcare operations through intelligent automation, predictive analytics, and next-generation AI systems.
Spencer's current work centers on applying advanced artificial intelligence and Computational Primitive Theory (CPT) to healthcare, pharmacy, payer operations, and adaptive systems, with the goal of improving outcomes, reducing costs, and accelerating innovation across the healthcare ecosystem.