Shiv Rao
Shiv Rao is co-founder and CEO of Abridge, an AI platform for healthcare. Before co-founding Abridge in Pittsburgh in 2018, he was an executive vice president at UPMC Enterprises. He also practices cardiology at UPMC. TIME named him to its 2024 TIME100 list of the most influential people in AI. In May 2026, Abridge was valued at $5.3 billion and was live in more than 250 of the country's largest health systems.
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Timeline
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By 2018
Executive at UPMC Enterprises
He studies history at Carnegie Mellon. Before co-founding Abridge, he serves as an executive vice president at UPMC Enterprises, which becomes an original Abridge investor in 2018.
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2018
Co-founding Abridge in Pittsburgh
He co-founds Abridge in Pittsburgh in 2018.
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2024
A TIME100 AI listing
TIME names him to its TIME100 Most Influential People in AI list in 2024.
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October 2025
Enterprise-wide rollout at UPMC
In October 2025, UPMC expands Abridge enterprise-wide, and Rao calls it an immense privilege to see Abridge integrated into the health system where he treats patients.
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May 2026
Live in 250 health systems
In May 2026, he tells HLTH that Abridge, an AI scribe, is valued at $5.3B and live in over 250 of the country's largest health systems.
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As of October 2026
Co-founder and CEO of Abridge
In 2026, he is co-founder and CEO of Abridge, an AI platform for healthcare, and he also practices cardiology at UPMC.
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