Ms. Puchtler provides strategic oversight for the financial operations of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, a pillar of Penn Medicine. An experienced financial leader, she advances priorities such as growth, efficient funds flow, streamlined care delivery, strong research infrastructure and workforce development across the multistate academic health system. Previously, Ms. Puchtler was CFO of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, an integrated academic medical campus at the center of Penn Medicine’s clinical, research and education missions. She joined Penn Medicine in 2015 as vice president for financial operations and budgeting, becoming the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s CFO in 2019. Ms. Puchtler has been a fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association since 2011.




