Canyon Ranch CEO and leadership

Richard Henry Carmona (born November 22, 1949) is an American physician, nurse, police officer, public health administrator, and politician. He was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as the seventeenth Surgeon General of the United States. Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002, Carmona left office at the end of July 2006 upon the expiration of his term. After leaving office, Carmona was highly critical of the Bush administration for suppressing scientific findings which conflicted with the Administration's ideological agenda.

Jeff Kuster is a Chief Executive Officer at Canyon Ranch, Board Member at David's Bridal, and Executive Officer at HSN and is based in St. Petersburg, Florida. He has experience at Doctors Without Borders Canada and has worked as Deputy Chief of Mission, Romania at Médecins Sans Frontières HK / Doctors Without Borders (MSF); Summer Associate at World Bank; and Vice President, Strategy Integration at VF Corporation. Jeff attended Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago between 1994 and 1997, Beloit College between 1984 and 1988, and University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy.

Lisa Ledesma is a Chief Process Excellence and Compliance Officer at Canyon Ranch and is based in Fort Worth, Texas. She has worked as Lead Internal Auditor at TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER; Sole Practitioner at Lisa D. Ledesma, CPA; and Senior Auditor at Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC). Lisa studied at Seton Hall University between 1987 and 1990.

Blake Catlett is a Chief Development Officer at Canyon Ranch. He has worked as Vice President at Starwood Capital Group. Blake works or has worked as Vice President at LNR PROPERTY HOLDINGS LTD.

Phil Norman is a Chief People Officer at Canyon Ranch and is based in Tucson, Arizona. He has worked as Human Resources Director at Doubletree Hotels, Corporate Human Resources Director at Canyon Ranch, and Human Resources Director at Rim Hospitality. Phil attended SJSU between 1980 and 1985.

Richard Henry Carmona (born November 22, 1949) is an American physician, nurse, police officer, public health administrator, and politician. He was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as the seventeenth Surgeon General of the United States. Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002, Carmona left office at the end of July 2006 upon the expiration of his term. After leaving office, Carmona was highly critical of the Bush administration for suppressing scientific findings which conflicted with the Administration's ideological agenda.