Ex-Top Microsoft Antitrust Lawyer Joins Health Care Data Startup

Two former longtime executives at Microsoft Corp. have reunited at Truveta Inc., a startup co-owned by 14 major U.S. health providers that aims to improve patient care by using artificial intelligence.

David Heiner Jr., who spent over 25 years at Microsoft, joined Truveta this month as chief policy officer and general counsel. He’ll report to Terry Myerson, a fellow Microsoft veteran who led the company’s Windows business before leaving in 2018.

“Truveta presents a tremendous opportunity to improve people’s lives at scale through data,” Heiner said in a statement Tuesday.

The Seattle-based company went live last month with its ...