In her role as chief innovation officer, Schwartz is responsible for advancing and expanding Houston Methodist’s digital innovation platforms, including telemedicine, artificial intelligence and big data. Prior to joining Houston Methodist, named by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 hospital in Texas for seven straight years, she worked at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, CSC consulting and for the government at CMS. Schwartz has her undergraduate degree from Barnard College, her master's from Johns Hopkins and her Ph.D from Utah School of Public Health. She is involved in many nonprofit organizations and has won many awards for her professional and nonprofit work.