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Brian Gragnolati is President & CEO of Atlantic Health System. He also serves as Immediate Past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Hospital Association (AHA), dedicated to leading, representing and serving hospitals and health systems in their work to advance the health of individuals and communities. In 2007 and again in 2015, Brian received the AHA’s Partnership for Action Grassroots Champion Award, recognizing a hospital leader who has effectively educated elected officials on major issues affecting hospitals, while advocating for patients and the community. With $3 billion in revenue and 17,000 employees, Atlantic Health System serves more than half the state of New Jersey, including 11 counties and 4.9 million people. The system cares for patients at more than 400 sites of care, including Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, Goryeb Children’s Hospital and Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, Hackettstown Medical Center in Hackettstown, Overlook Medical Center in Summit, Newton Medical Center in Newton, Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute, Atlantic Visiting Nurse, Atlantic Ambulance Corporation and Atlantic Medical Group, which employs over 1,100 community-based physicians. Prior to his tenure at Atlantic Health System, Brian served as Senior Vice President, Community Division of Johns Hopkins Medicine and President and CEO of Suburban Hospital. He previously held executive positions at WellSpan Health, the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont and Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. Brian holds a bachelor’s degree in Health Systems Analysis from the University of Connecticut, an MBA from Western New England College and an Executive Leadership Certificate from the JFK School at Harvard University. He is an active member of the board of Paper Mill Playhouse. He and his wife, Donna, live in Mendham, New Jersey.

Carolyn Simonsen is a VP/Interim CEO/CAO/Chief Compliance OFC at Meritus Health and Executive Vice President at Meritus Health. She works or has worked as VP:Business Integrity at Meritus Health, MEMBER at National Association For Healthcare Quality, and MEMBER at Maryland State Bar Association.

Bruce Butler is a Chief Executive Officer, Samaritan Health Plans at Samaritan Health Services and is based in Corvallis, Oregon. He has worked as Partner at Tatum; Senior Consultant at PREMIER, INC.; and VP Underwriting at Medical Alliance Partnership LP. Bruce attended Stanford University between 1975 and 1979, Hinsdale Central School between 1971 and 1975, and University of Chicago Booth School of Business between 1980 and 1984.

As president and chief executive officer, Bill Gassen is leading efforts to tackle some of medicine’s most challenging issues, including the state of global health, breast cancer, pediatric rare diseases and type 1 diabetes. At the same time, the organization is also advancing health care through its innovative integration of genomics into primary care, the creation of an expansive biobank and the exploration of the healing powers of immunotherapy and adipose stem cells. Gassen began his career at Sanford Health in 2012 as corporate counsel and transitioned to the human resources department two years later as vice president of human resource integration and eventually became the chief human resources officer. In 2019, he was promoted to chief administrative officer with oversight of human resources, technology solutions, legal, facilities, business development and the Sanford Sports Complex. Prior to joining Sanford Health, Gassen spent several years in private legal practice. He holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a law degree, both from the University of South Dakota. Gassen and his wife, Jill, have five children.

Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Healthcare Consulting, Budgeting, Performance Improvement, and Operations Management. Strong business development professional graduated from Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management.

Kerry Tirman is a CEO:Slidell Market at Ochsner Health System and Chief Executive Officer at Slidell Memorial Hospital. She has experience at mistake. Kerry studied at United States Naval Academy and TULANE UNIVERSITY.

As a member of the senior management team, the Vice President of Strategy and Business Integration oversees the identification and pursuit of strategic business opportunities, business and technology partnerships, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures and contracted relationships. Interacts with development groups on identification of strategic resources to facilitate technology advancement. Assists business units and service lines on strategic initiatives and technology partnerships. Responsible for developing and implementing strategies for short- and long-term growth of the hospital; develops and leads hospital-wide strategic planning efforts, and ensures effective communication assoc...