Board of Directors

Board of Directors

The IHI Board of Directors is a dedicated group of highly respected professionals who provide our strategic rudder.
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Don Berwick

Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP 
President Emeritus and Senior Fellow 
Institute for Healthcare Improvement 
Boston, MA

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Ann Scott Blouin

Ann Scott Blouin, RN, PhD, FACHE [Board Secretary] 
President 
PSQ Advisory 
Chicago, IL

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Tosan Boyo

Tosan Boyo, MPH 
President 
Sutter East Bay Market 
San Francisco Bay Area, CA

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Beth Daley Ullem

Beth Daley Ullem, MBA 
President, Quality and Safety First 
Co-Founder, Patients for Patient Safety US 
Orange County, California

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Michael Dowling

Michael Dowling [Immediate Past Board Chair] 
President and Chief Executive Officer 
Northwell Health (formerly North Shore–Long Island Jewish Health System) 
Great Neck, NY

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Rebekah Gee

Rebekah Gee, MD 
CEO of Health Care Services 
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center 
New Orleans, LA

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Gerald Hickson

Gerald B. Hickson, MD [Board Chair] 
Joseph C. Ross Chair in Medical Education and Administration 
Professor of Pediatrics 
Founding Director, Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy (CPPA) 
Vanderbilt University Medical Center 
Nashville, TN

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Sidney Klajner

Sidney Klajner, MD 
President 
Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Albert Einstein 
São Paulo, Brazil

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Fola Laoye

Fola Laoye, MBA 
Co-Founder and CEO 
Iwosan Investments Limited 
Lagos, Nigeria

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Beverly Malone

Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN [Board Vice Chair] 
CEO 
National League for Nursing 
Washington, DC

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Kedar Mate

Kedar Mate, MD 
President and CEO 
Institute for Healthcare Improvement 
Boston, MA

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Mary Beth Navarra-Sirio

Mary Beth Navarra-Sirio, MBA, RN [Board Treasurer] 
Vice President, Product Management and Market Development 
UPMC Enterprises 
Pittsburgh, PA

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Enrique Ruelas

Enrique Ruelas, MD, MPA, MHSc 
President and CEO 
Institute for Health Futures & International Consortium for Quality and Leadership of Healthcare Organizations 
Monterrey, Mexico

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Sylvia Trent-Adams

Sylvia Trent-Adams, PhD, RN, FAAN 
President 
University of North Texas Health Science Center 
Fort Worth, Texas

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Kara Odom Walker

Kara Odom Walker, MD, MPH, MSHS 
Executive Vice President, Chief Population Health Officer 
Nemours Children’s Health System, National Office of Policy and Prevention 
Washington, DC

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Sam Watson

Sam R. Watson, MSA, CPPS 
Senior Vice President, Patient Safety and Quality 
Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) Keystone Center 
Okemos, MI