World-renowned cardiologist Dr. Henry Ting joined Delta in 2021 as the global airline’s senior vice president and Chief Health and Wellness Officer – a first for a U.S. carrier.

Dr. Ting became familiar with Delta both as a long-time Medallion customer and helped shape Delta’s strategies and operations during the pandemic. From testing and air quality to vaccines and analytics, Dr. Ting's expertise positioned him as a key voice for Delta as the airline worked to protect the health and safety of our people and customers while emerging better prepared for the future.

Dr. Ting’s responsibilities at Delta include overseeing health benefits design and innovation; holistic wellness ecosystem including physical, emotional, financial, and social wellness; people data platform and analytics; injuries and disability; and food footprint. He and his team are building an ecosystem of health and wellness using customer-driven, digital technologies, advanced analytics, and innovative partnerships.

In his prior role as Mayo Clinic’s first enterprise Chief Value Officer, Dr. Ting provided vision and strategic leadership to enable Mayo Clinic to be the world’s most trusted healthcare system. Dr. Ting and his team oversaw quality of care, patient safety, patient experience, and affordability.

In addition to his role at Delta, Dr. Ting serves as Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Emory University and Professor Emeritus at Mayo Clinic. He serves on the Board of Directors for National Quality Forum (NQF) and as corporate chair for the Rally Foundation. Dr. Ting helped the Rally Foundation raise $3 million dollars in 2023 to support childhood cancer research. Dr. Ting’s academic focus includes health services research and implementation science. He has lectured worldwide and authored over 200 journal articles and publications.

Dr. Ting received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Cornell University and Doctor of Medicine from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ting completed his cardiovascular and interventional cardiology fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He completed a master’s degree in business administration from University of St. Thomas and received a health care executive certification from Harvard Business School.