Cerner CEO and leadership

Travis Dalton is currently President and General Manager of Cerner Government Services (CGS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Cerner Corporation. As President, Travis focuses on bringing the best of Cerner to deliver greater value, innovation and outcomes for Cerner’s federal clients. He leads all aspects of CGS, including strategy, operations, delivery and growth.



Under Travis’ leadership, CGS has experienced significant year-over-year growth and is transforming healthcare delivery through its integral role on two of the government’s largest, most complex modernization programs to date - Department of Defense’s Defense (DoD) Healthcare Management Systems Modernization (DHMSM) program and Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program. Through these efforts, Cerner is improving care quality for military Service members and creating a single electronic health record that will make seamless care possible for the nation’s 20 million Service members, Veterans and their beneficiaries. From its ongoing learnings across these programs, CGS is strengthening Cerner’s global position to shape the future of healthcare IT, drive interoperability and value-based care, and inform positive outcomes for population health.



In addition to his relentless mission focus, Travis is strongly committed to developing next-generation IT leaders and building environments where they can thrive. He invests significant personal time in continuous coaching and mentoring individuals at all levels to achieve their full potential; and has created an entrepreneurial culture at CGS to spur creativity across the team.



Travis was the recipient of the Washington Exec 2019 Pinnacle Award for Healthcare Executive of the Year and 2020 HillVets 100 honoree. Travis is currently a member of the Military Committee of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, NoVetAlone Advisory Board, and the Host Committee for the Elizabeth Dole Hidden Heroes Foundation.