Adriel Irons

Adriel Irons

Product & Strategy Leader | Ex - Google, Ex - Booz & Co, Healthcare and Heavily Regulated Industry Tech

I specialize in

Building Product
Idea to Launch
Building with AI
Product-market fit
Team Building
AI strategy
MVP

Devising product strategy in complex, regulated environments.

Background & Highlights

Launched the “Operations as Product” function for Google Distributed Cloud air-gapped (GDCag), a fully disconnected private cloud for regulated industries.

Google

2022 – 2026

Google

Lead strategic portfolio governance, investment analysis, and enterprise process improvement across twelve business units on behalf of the CAO and CFO.

Elevance Health

2020 – Present

Elevance Health

First product hire at a health data management startup. Translated CEO's founding vision into a concrete product strategy and phased engineering roadmap.

Abacus Insights

2018 – 2019

Abacus Insights

Led strategic design and product management for next-generation health plan and provider collaboration models, including ACOs and Provider Owned Plan JVs.

Aetna

2013 – 2018

Aetna

Strategy consultant to the largest US health insurance organizations, giving guidance on HIT Product, org design and growth.

Booz & Co

2012 – 2013

About me

I’ve spent the last 18+ years leading product, platform, and strategy initiatives at the intersection of technology, operations, and highly regulated industries. My experience spans healthcare, enterprise infrastructure, and cloud operations, where success depends not only on building great technology, but on navigating organizational complexity, compliance requirements, and large-scale transformation. From HIPAA-constrained healthcare ecosystems to enterprise cloud modernization, I’ve built a career helping organizations adopt technology where the stakes, and barriers, are high. What sets me apart is my ability to operate fluently between strategy and execution. I bring a product leader’s mindset with a builder’s instinct, staying close to both the technical details and the broader business outcomes. Across leadership roles at Google, Anthem, Aetna, and Abacus Insights, I’ve led cross-functional teams through complex product decisions, portfolio execution, and platform transformation efforts that required balancing innovation with real-world constraints.

You'll get advice on

  • Product strategy leadership
  • Healthcare technology adoption
  • Enterprise platform modernization
  • Regulated environment operations
  • Cross-functional organizational alignment

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