Vice President, Commercial Accounts
API Innovation Center
Katie Nowak is the vice president of commercial accounts of the API Innovation Center. She is responsible for leading strategic initiatives with key commercial accounts, spearheading our healthcare system partnership program and expanding our current cancer drug commercialization program.
Katie is a seasoned healthcare executive with more than 25 years of experience spanning clinical, technical, analytical and client interfacing roles. She continues to practice home health physical therapy PRN. She serves as a global innovation expert advisor for GlobalSTL and is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Katie has been a featured speaker at conferences around the country on topics including technology and care management, artificial intelligence and clinical transformation.
Prior to the API Innovation Center, Katie held various healthcare executive roles at Mercy and SSM Health. Nowak earned her Executive MBA from the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis. She also received her Master of Science in Physical Therapy from Washington University School of Medicine.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
4:30pm - 5:30pm CT