COO , UCI HEALTH
WHY:Oversees the only academic health system in OC with 8,000 employees with $2B in net revenue. Joined organization in 2022 after serving as the chief operating officer at Banner Health. Prior career as county legislator and congressional nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in New York.
IN THE NEWS:Construction underway for $1.3B UCI Health Irvine campus, to deliver in phases starting next year. Award presenter during the Business Journal’s 2023 Innovator of the Year Awards event.
NOTABLE:Growing ambulatory network, consisting of 17 sites and growing.