Mr. Alford joined UW Medicine as CFO and the University of Washington as vice president for medical affairs in March 2026, taking on dual responsibilities across the health system and its academic parent. Mr. Alford has three priorities for his first year: managing major external funding pressures, improving internal operations and strengthening strategic partnerships. On the funding front, he is focused on responding to policy changes including reductions in Medicaid eligibility and cuts to intergovernmental transfer funding. Internally, he is working to improve revenue cycle and back-office systems, while his partnership efforts include closer collaboration with affiliated hospitals. Prior to joining UW Medicine, Mr. Alford served as CFO of Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin and previously as CFO of the metro Denver division and University of Colorado Hospital for UCHealth in Aurora, Colo.
