Board of Directors

Jacob Thomas, MD – Chair
Chairman and Group Medical Advisor
Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care c/o Ara Damansara Medical Centre

Paul M. White – Vice Chair
Managing Director
Paul White Associates

Kenneth Bloem
Independent Director and Advisor

Charles O. Bracken, BS, MBA
CEO/Founder
GetixHealth, LLC

Mark R. Chassin, MD, FACP, MPP, MPH, ex officio
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Joint Commission

Jane D. Englebright, PhD, RN, CENP, FAAN, ex officio
Chief Nurse Executive and Senior Vice President
HCA Healthcare

Laura S. Kaiser, FACHE
President/Chief Executive Officer
SSM Health

Mark A. Kelley, MD, MACP, FRCP
Physician, Pulmonary-Critical Care Division
Massachusetts General Hospital

Scott C. Malaney, FACHE
Retired President and Chief Executive Officer
Blanchard Valley Health System

Carlos A. Pellegrini, MD, FACS, ex officio
Professor and Chair Emeritus, University of Washington
Former Chief Medical Officer, UW Medicine

Mary Kay (Kay) Plantes, PhD
Founder/Principal
Plantes Company, LLC

Desmond Thio, MD, PhD
Managing Director
Asia Healthtech

Jean Courtney, ex officio
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer
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