Title: Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and Field Chief Technical Officer
Company: Cadre
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Michael Arulfo, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and Field Chief Technical Officer at Cadre, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Executives for dedication, achievements and leadership in Information Technology.
Mr. Arulfo’s professional journey is marked by a distinguished record of leadership and innovation in enterprise architecture, artificial intelligence (AI) and business architecture. With over 25 years of experience, he has established himself as an expert in these fields and consistently advances the organizations he serves. Since November 2025, Mr. Arulfo has excelled as the chief artificial intelligence officer and the field chief technical officer for Cadre.
Mr. Arulfo previously served as the principal enterprise architect in the Office of the Chief Information Officer at Boston Scientific, the second largest medical device manufacturer in the world, between 2023 and 2025. In this capacity, he was one of four full-time principal architects responsible for providing strategic technical guidance to global information technology leaders, with a particular focus on AI and enterprise architecture. He was entrusted with high-impact initiatives that were carefully selected and approved by the chief information officer, ensuring that his work delivered significant benefits across Boston Scientific’s worldwide operations. Mr. Arulfo collaborated closely with business unit leadership to align their objectives with the chief information officer’s technical architecture goals, fostering a unified strategy that bridged technical and business priorities.
Additionally, Mr. Arulfo served as the co-chair of the GenAI Architecture Tiger Team within Boston Scientific’s Enterprise AI Community of Practice. In this capacity, he has helped shape the company’s approach to generative AI and its integration at Enterprise scale. Notably, Mr. Arulfo served as a lead enterprise architect for an AI native virtual assistant for physician leaders. This groundbreaking project assists physicians by providing critical information about Boston Scientific products during surgical preparations. This initiative earned Mr. Arulfo recognition from the company’s chief executive officer, underscoring his commitment to technological advancement and improved health care support systems.
In addition to his corporate responsibilities, Mr. Arulfo has made significant contributions to Minnesota’s technology startup ecosystem. Since 2023, he has served as the executive chairman of the board of directors at Beta.MN, Minnesota’s oldest and largest technical startup accelerator. Under Mr. Arulfo’s leadership, Beta MN supports tech startup founders statewide through funding from corporations and government entities, reflecting his passion for fostering innovation in the local tech community. He previously served as the vice chair for strategic partnerships in 2023 and as director overseeing the Optum partnership from 2022 to 2023.
Before joining Boston Scientific, Mr. Arulfo was the chief technical strategic adviser for cloud, data, AI architecture at UnitedHealth Group’s Optum EveryCare from 2022 to 2023. He also served as the co-chair of the Business Event Architecture Streaming Tech Coalition (BEAST) from 2020 to 2022, serving as the senior enterprise architect in the UnitedHealthcare Office of the Chief Information Officer between 2019 and 2022, and acting as the senior enterprise business architect for claims platforms from 2018 to 2019.
Between 2016 and 2018, Mr. Arulfo was a senior technology product manager for the Optum Tech Big Data Platform engineering teams at UnitedHealth Group, following his role as a technical product owner for Optum Tech Consumer Healthcare Markets from 2015 to 2016. He also contributed as an enterprise business architect for marketing technology at The Marek Group’s Office of the chief marketing officer in 2015 and 2016.
Among numerous other leading positions, Mr. Arulfo worked for companies such as Express Scripts (now EverNorth), Prime Therapeutics and Datasite. Earlier in his career, for more than a decade he had his own consulting firm focusing on innovative technologies and product development. He also contributed as a senior product owner for global health care products at Mayo Clinic Rochester and as a principal business analyst for public housing markets at the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. Mr. Arulfo began his career in 1998 at 3M as a software engineer in the medical devices group of its health care division.
Mr. Arulfo’s academic background is extensive and reflects his commitment to lifelong learning. He earned a Bachelor of Science in risk management from St. Cloud State University, followed by graduate level work at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota with coursework focused on leadership and management. He also completed a mini-MBA at the Carlson School of Business in 2012 and an Executive Leadership Program at Oxford University in 2020. Mr. Arulfo furthered his business leadership expertise by completing the Young American Leadership Program at Harvard Business School in 2025
Mr. Arulfo’s dedication has been evident through advanced graduate level certifications, such as the AI for business Mini-MBA completed through The Section School, of which Scott Galloway is a co-founder, in 2024. He previously completed multiple AI and digital transformation courses at the University of California, Berkeley in 2021 and 2022, and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2023.
Mr. Arulfo holds a chartered membership in the Chief Architect Network since 2023 and is a founding member of the AI Circle since 2025, both industry organizations that foster collaboration among top professionals in enterprise architecture and AI. Beyond work, civic engagement is central to his values. He volunteers with the American Heart Association and contributes time toward various community health initiatives.
Throughout his career, Mr. Arulfo has received numerous awards. Among his most recent accolades, include an ORBIE Award nomination in 2026 from the Inspire Leadership Network and induction into Marquis Who’s Who in America for 2024 and 2025. Mr. Arulfo was also recognized by the Boston Scientific Chief Executive Officer with a Winning Spirit Award in 2024 for his work on the AI native virtual assistant for physicians. His achievements have been shaped not only by personal resilience but also by an unwavering belief that education is foundational for success.
Looking ahead, Mr. Arulfo aspires to assume high-level executive roles, such as chief AI officer and chief technical officer, within organizations where he can drive meaningful change, particularly within health care. His legacy is defined by expertise in enterprise and business architecture and Artificial Intelligence innovation, and by a steadfast dedication to education and community service, all of which drive advancements that benefit industry peers and broader communities.
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