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Chief Strategy Officers to Know | 2024

These visionary leaders help brand, market and expand their organizations, developing strategies that propel progress. They play a pivotal role in expanding care access via strategic partnerships, acquisitions, cutting-edge innovations and more. With a keen focus on growth, chief strategy officers ensure their organizations evolve in alignment with their overall business goals and mission.

Note: This list is not exhaustive, nor is it an endorsement of included leaders, organizations or associated healthcare providers. Organizations cannot pay for inclusion on this list. We extend a special thank you to Rhoda Weiss for her contributions to this list.

We accepted nominations for this list. Contact Anna Falvey at afalvey@beckershealthcare.com with questions or comments.

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Amber Sims

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Growth Officer

Ascension

St. Louis, MO

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Amy Ross

Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer

UChicago Medicine

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Ana Lopez-Blazquez

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Baptist Health South Florida

Coral Gables, FL

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Andrea Gibson

Chief Strategy Officer

Cook County Health

Chicago, IL

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Anita Iyenger

Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Legacy Health

Portland, OR

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Ben Gerber

Chief Strategy Officer

West Virginia University Health System

Morgantown, WV

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Carey Gehl

Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

UW Health

Madison, WI

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Chris Cornue

Chief Strategy Officer

Cone Health

Greensboro, NC

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Chris Watts

Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

BJC HealthCare

St. Louis, MO

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Christopher McKee

Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, TX

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Cynthia Lee

Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy and Growth Officer

Sutter Health

Sacramento, CA

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Dan Fields

Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

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Dan Liljenquist

Chief Strategy Officer

Intermountain Healthcare

Salt Lake City, UT

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David Cannady

Chief Strategy Officer

Bon Secours Mercy Health

Cincinnati, OH

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David Randall

Chief Strategy Officer

UAB Health System

Birmingham, AL

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David Stephens

Chief Strategy Officer

Hackensack Meridian Health

Edison, NJ

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David Sylvan

Chief Strategy, Innovation and Marketing Officer

University Hospitals

Cleveland, OH

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Diane Hammon

System Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

City of Hope

Duarte, CA

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Edward Rafalski

Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer

BayCare Health System

Clearwater, FL

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Elizabeth Fleming

Chief Strategy Officer

UW Medicine

Seattle, WA

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Feby Abraham, PhD

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer

Memorial Hermann Health System

Houston, TX

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Gary Everling

Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Hendricks Regional Health

Danville, IN

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Grant Lasson

Chief Strategy Officer

University of Utah Health

Salt Lake City, UT

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Jason Lineen

Chief Strategy Officer

UVA Health

Charlottesville, VA

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Jean Ahn

Chief Strategy Officer

Nuvance Health

Danbury, CT

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Jennifer Dauer

Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Columbus, OH

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Jeremy Harper

Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer

Corewell Health

Grand Rapids, MI

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Jim Cotelingam

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Cleveland Clinic

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Jon Geise

Regional Vice President of Strategy and Business Development

Loyola Medicine

Maywood, IL

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Kasia Sweeney

Vice President

Strategy and Business Development for Calvert Health System

Prince Frederick, MD

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Kelly Kavanaugh

Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Dayton Children’s

Dayton, OH

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Kelly Rabalais

Vice President of Communications and Strategy

St. Tammany Health System

Covington, LA

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Kristin Jimenez

Chief Strategy Officer

AdventHealth Central Florida Division

Orlando, FL

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Laura Guido

Chief Brand Strategy Officer

Adena Health System

Chillicothe, OH

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Laurie Sicaeros

Chief Strategy Officer and Leadership Academy Dean

MemorialCare

Fountain Valley, CA

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Lindsey Tyra

Chief Strategy Officer

Children’s Health

Dallas, TX

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Liz Jaekle

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

The Guthrie Clinic

Sayre, PA

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Lori Gustave

Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Penn Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

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Madeline Frederick

Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

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Matthew Comerford

Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Yale New Haven Health

New Haven, CT

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Meg Zacks

Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Saint Francis Health System

Tulsa, OK

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Megan Perry

Senior Corporate Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Sentara (Norfolk, Va.)

Norfolk, VA

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Melissa Tymchuk

Chief

Staff and Strategy Officer of Northeast Georgia Health System

Gainesville

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Michael Shaw

Chief Strategy Officer

Ascension Florida Division

St. Louis, MO

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Michelle Conger

Chief Strategy Officer

OSF HealthCare and CEO of OSF OnCall Digital Health

Peoria, IL

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Nida Shekhani

Chief Strategy Officer

Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Seattle, WA

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Patrick Kaminski

Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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Peter Kung

Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Hospital Sisters Health System

Springfield, IL

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Priya Singh

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Stanford Medicine

Stanford, CA

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Raphe Schwartz

Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Children’s Hospital Colorado

Aurora, CO

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Ray Anderson, PhD

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Trinity Health

Livonia, MI

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Rich Church

Chief Growth and Strategy Officer

Parkview Health

Fort Wayne, IN

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Rob Edwards

Vice President, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer

University of Kentucky HealthCare

Lexington

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Ronald Amodeo

Chief Strategy Officer

UC Davis Health

Sacramento, CA

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Sai Yendamuri, MD

Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Vice President

Business Development and Outreach at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Buffalo, NY

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Santiago Munoz

Chief Strategy Officer

UCLA Health

Los Angeles, CA

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Scott Nordlund

Chief Strategy Officer

Banner Health

Phoenix, AZ

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Shari Capers

Senior Vice President

Strategic Planning and Decision Support at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Memphis, TN

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Shawn Sheffield

Chief Strategy Officer

Keck Medicine of USC

Los Angeles, CA

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Sheri Shapiro

Chief Strategy Officer

CommonSpirit Health

Chicago, IL

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Shoeb J. Sitafalwalla, MD

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Advocate Health

Charlotte, NC

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Stacey Brandt

Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Market President

Tampa General Hospital

Tampa, FL

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Stephanie Fendrick

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Virtua Health

Marlton, NJ

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Stephen LeBlanc

Chief Strategy Officer

Dartmouth Health

Lebanon, NH

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Sunita Vadakath, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

MyMichigan Health

Midland, TX

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Tara Haney

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System

Baton Rouge, LA

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Tatyana Popkova

Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Vice President

Ambulatory Services for UCI Health

Orange, CA

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Todd Hickey

Chief Strategy Officer

ECU Health

Greenville, NC

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Tom Kruse

Chief Strategy Officer

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

Seattle, WA

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Tom Stoessel

Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Transformation Officer

Penn State Health

Hershey, PA

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