Montefiore Health System
Montefiore Health System is a large, not-for-profit academic healthcare network that serves as the primary teaching hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Founded in 1884, Montefiore has grown into one of the most comprehensive health systems in the New York metropolitan region, operating multiple hospitals and an extensive network of ambulatory care centers and primary care practices. In addition to delivering patient care, Montefiore is a major hub for medical research and physician training, employing thousands of clinicians and supporting cutting-edge work in areas ranging from genomics to health equity.
Headquarters: Bronx, NY
Number of Employees: 50,000+
Mark Ballister
CISO at Montefiore Health System
Governing AI Risk in Healthcare with Montefiore Health System CISO Mark Ballister
On the 39th episode of Enterprise AI Defenders, Mark Ballister, CISO at Montefiore Health System, joins the show to share why his AI governance council defaults to "yes, with controls" rather than "no," and how work-versus-web toggles quietly remove enterprise guardrails with a single click.