Ambience Healthcare Appoints Mike Valli as Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Value Officer

Valli to lead Ambience's global go-to-market initiatives and enterprise value framework.

Published on Feb. 9, 2026

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Ambience Healthcare, the leading AI platform transforming clinical documentation and revenue integrity, has announced the appointment of Mike Valli as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and Chief Value Officer (CVO). In this dual role, Valli will lead Ambience's global go-to-market initiatives while also owning the company's enterprise value framework—ensuring customers realize measurable, durable clinical and financial outcomes from Ambience's AI platform.

Why it matters

This appointment marks a strategic milestone for Ambience as the company accelerates its expansion across large health systems, academic medical centers, and enterprise provider groups. By combining the CRO and CVO scopes into a single role, Ambience is formalizing a new commercial model that directly ties growth to concrete enterprise impact.

The details

Valli brings over 15 years of experience partnering with health systems at the intersection of technology, clinical operations, and financial performance. Most recently, he served as Chief Commercial Officer at symplr, a leading provider of enterprise healthcare operations software. Prior to symplr, Valli spent over a decade at Optum, holding a variety of senior executive roles including as Market President and Executive Vice President, Enterprise Strategy & Growth.

  • Ambience Healthcare announced the appointment of Mike Valli on February 9, 2026.

The players

Mike Valli

Ambience Healthcare's new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and Chief Value Officer (CVO).

Ambience Healthcare

The leading AI platform transforming clinical documentation and revenue integrity.

Nikhil Buduma

CEO and Co-Founder of Ambience Healthcare.

Richa Gupta

Ambience Healthcare's new Vice President of Care Transformation.

Jeffrey Gerson

Ambience Healthcare's new Vice President of Marketing.

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What they’re saying

“Ambience is redefining how clinicians work and how health systems operate. This is one of the most important inflection points in healthcare—where AI moves from experimentation to mission-critical infrastructure. Ambience is uniquely positioned to lead that transformation.”

— Mike Valli, Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and Chief Value Officer (CVO), Ambience Healthcare (Business Wire)

“Healthcare AI will only scale if it creates real, system-level change. Mike understands that value is not theoretical—it must be operational, financial, and clinical at the same time. His ability to bridge strategy, execution, and outcomes is rare, and he is exactly the leader we need as Ambience enters its next phase of growth.”

— Nikhil Buduma, CEO and Co-Founder, Ambience Healthcare (Business Wire)

The takeaway

Ambience Healthcare's appointment of Mike Valli as Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Value Officer signals the company's commitment to delivering measurable, durable clinical and financial outcomes for its health system customers through its AI platform. This strategic move aligns Ambience's growth with its ability to create real, system-level change in the healthcare industry.