Grady Nichols
IT leader with Mercy Ships who oversees shipboard IT infrastructure and operations, responsible for designing and running the vessels' data centers, networking, and connectivity that support the hospital, academy, and floating-city services.
Best podcasts with Grady Nichols
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Feb 20, 2026 • 25min
#541: When the Internet Dies During Surgery
Rob (Presidio CTO) — network and AI systems pro helping medical nonprofits. Grady Nichols — IT lead running shipboard data centers and connectivity for a floating hospital. They tackle Faraday-cage woes, designing redundant ship networks and Wi‑Fi, using AI for clinical scribing, coping with cut fiber mid‑surgery, and planning next‑gen hospital ship tech.
