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Pat Basu is a business leader who has served as a senior executive in the corporate, government, private equity and clinical sectors. A former Stanford Physician and White House Advisor, Pat most recently served as Senior Vice President for Optum and United Health Group, a Fortune 10 company and leading provider of health care and health insurance. Pat was responsible for a $9 billion P&L with management spanning 9,000 team-members, regional executives, physicians and nurses. As part of his responsibility, Pat held full accountability revenue, profit and cost efficiency for the nation’s largest physician practice and care delivery business. 50% of this business carried insurance risk, placing it at the vanguard of payer and provider integration. He was also a key executive on UHG’s population health, digital health and behavioral health businesses. Previously, Pat held roles as President, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Medical Officer at vRad, the post merger entity of publicly traded firms Virtual Radiologic and Nighthawk. During his tenure the firm grew earnings by >50%, revenue >25%, customer NPS >50 points and enterprise value by 5x. Through organic growth and acquisitions it grew into the nation’s largest provider of radiology and one of the nation’s largest care delivery organizations. Pat managed approximately 1,000 team-members to deliver high quality, timely and cost-effective care to approximately 9 million patients annually with more than 2,500 hospital, provider and health plan clients. He also served as President of one of the nation’s largest specialist physician groups with more than 500 full-time physicians and several hundred million dollars in revenue. In addition to his executive leadership, Pat helped start Doctor On Demand (DoD) a transformative telehealth company which became the largest provider of primary care and behavioral health care video visits in the US. Pat supervised over 1000 clinicians and team members to expand access to affordable health care. Pat also served as President of one of the largest primary care groups in the nation. Under Pat’s leadership Doctor On Demand grew into a covered benefit for over 30 million Americans with over 700 employer, health plan, and hospital clients. Pat helped raise over $80 million from top Silicon Valley investors to grow enterprise valuation by 4x. Pat took a leave from Stanford University to serve as a White House Fellow and Senior Advisor, where he held a Top Secret Clearance and served at highest levels of Federal government to help execute portions of the economic and health agenda. Since leaving Washington, Pat has delivered keynote addresses at over 100 corporations, universities, governments and professional societies. Pat has been frequently featured as an expert on CBS, Fox, NBC, WGN, NPR, and CNN. He has served as a consultant to multiple Fortune 500 firms and large hospital systems. Pat has advised five private equity firms as an operating adviser or board member. At Stanford, Dr. Basu also served as a Faculty Director of Health Policy and Finance. He has served as visiting faculty at 7 major universities. He is a recipient of the AMA National Excellence Award for Leadership, Stanford Consultant Physician of the Year Award, Chicago’s 40 under 40 and the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. Pat continues to play a prominent leadership role in community and public service. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and White House Fellows Foundation. He is a member of key bilateral societies including U.S.-Italy Council, Atlantik-Breucke (US/Germany), USJLP (US/Japan) and Indiaspora (US/India). He served on State Board of Health in Illinois. He serves on the Board of Directors for the University of Illinois and Stanford Medical Alumni Associations. Pat has served as a lecturer at University of Chicago Booth School of business and Stanford School of Medicine.

For 32 years, Donna W. Hyland has helped shape the delivery of healthcare to children in Georgia and beyond. First as Chief Financial Officer, then Chief Operating Officer and now as President and Chief Executive Officer, Hyland has overseen monumental growth and achievement at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. She was instrumental during the merger of Egleston Children’s Health Care System and Scottish Rite Children’s Medical Center, as well as the addition of Hughes Spalding and Marcus Autism Center, which led to the formation of what is now one of the largest pediatric healthcare systems in the country. Today, Children’s is consistently ranked as a top pediatric hospital by U.S. News & World Report and one of Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.” Hyland’s dedication to pediatric healthcare has resulted in recognition as one of Atlanta and Georgia’s most influential leaders. Her dedication to the community extends outside of Children’s, where she serves on the boards of: Atlanta Committee for Progress, Inc.; Cousins Properties Incorporated; Georgia Health Information Network; Genuine Parts Company; Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee; SunTrust Bank Georgia; and Stone Mountain Industrial Park, Inc. Hyland was appointed by First Lady Sandra Deal to serve on the Georgia Children’s Cabinet.

Ernie Sadau is responsible for day-to-day operations of CHRISTUS Health and lends extensive expertise in developing programs to improve quality and clinical integration and preparing the organization to capitalize on the opportunities of the future. Ernie joined CHRISTUS as Senior Vice President of Patient and Resident Care Operations in 2006. His title was changed to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 2008 as he expanded his role and oversight within the organization. Ernie also served as the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for CHRISTUS Health, developing the strategic initiatives and processes to ensure that CHRISTUS is living out its commitment to valuing differences and strengthening the ministry's culture of inclusion. Before joining CHRISTUS, Ernie served in many roles at Adventist Health System from 1983-2006, holding various executive positions in the organization's many hospitals and systems, including Chief Financial Officer, Administrator, and President and CEO of Adventist Health System/Midwest in Hinsdale, Ill., which includes five hospitals, over 60 physician practices, surgery and imaging centers and several home care agencies. During his tenure with Adventist, Ernie led successful hospital acquisitions and joint ventures; implemented thriving physician recruiting, community relations and employee development programs and developed many necessary medical services in the communities he served, including opening the only freestanding Emergency Room in Illinois and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Ernie holds a master's degree in Hospital Administration from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. He received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of North Texas. Ernie is a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives, and was named an Up & Comer by Modern Healthcare magazine in 2000, an award that honors rising young stars in the health care management field.

Steve Davis, MD, MMM, is chief operating officer at Cincinnati Children’s. His clinical background in pediatric clinical care medicine, as well as the hospital’s mission to be the leader in improving child health, informs his work. In support of that mission, Dr. Davis and his team lead the ongoing effort to maximize operational performance at Cincinnati Children’s.

Flo Spyrow are a President & CEO at Northern Arizona Healthcare at NORTHERN ARIZONA HEALTHCARE.

Robert L. “Bob” Meyer serves as Chief Executive Officer for Phoenix Children’s, recognized as a leading children’s hospital for its high volume and quality care. Phoenix Children’s is one of the country’s largest and busiest children’s hospitals, with 433 licensed beds and a medical staff of nearly 1,000 practitioners across 75 pediatric specialties. Under his leadership, the organization has clarified its vision for quality, growth and integration. With a focus on bringing care closer to home, Phoenix Children’s has grown from a single campus to offer services in a dozen clinical locations statewide and growing. The entity’s inpatient, outpatient, emergency, trauma and urgent care services have been recognized as a "Best Children’s Hospital" by U.S. News & World Report, and by The Leapfrog Group, a coalition of employers who use the collective leverage of their large healthcare purchasing power to structure their insurance contracts to reward the highest performing hospitals. Phoenix Children’s is one of only 13 they named a "Top Children’s Hospital."