Hospitals
10 CHROs in Hospitals
These ten executives hold the chief human resources officer title at hospitals and health systems. A reader can learn from them how health system HR is organized across talent acquisition, compensation, benefits and labor relations and how HR leaders work with clinical and operating executives.
Professionals to explore
01—10Andy Ortiz
LinkedInExperience: SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer · Cedars-Sinai
SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer at Cedars-Sinai since July 2016, where the profile describes him as the top human resources executive responsible for the strategy and implementation of health system-wide HR policies and programs. Before that he was Chief Human Resources Officer at Western Dental & Orthodontics (2014–2015) and SVP, Organization Effectiveness & Chief People Officer at Health Net (2015–2016).
Cristi Lockett
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer · Baylor Scott & White Health
Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer at Baylor Scott & White Health since October 2024. Before joining the health system she held HR leadership roles at Yum! Brands, including Chief People Officer - Pizza Hut US (2020–2021) and Global Chief People Officer - KFC (2022–2024). The profile says she joined BSWH as CHRO to apply experience from client-centric industries such as hospitality and financial services.
Jane Maksoud
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer · Mount Sinai Health System
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Mount Sinai Health System since 2013, after serving there as Director, Corporate Human Services & External Affairs (1996–2001), Vice President, Human Resources and Labor Relations (2001–2002) and Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Labor Relations (2002–2013). The profile cites executive leadership of talent acquisition and retention, benefits, executive and physician compensation, and talent development and learning.
Jimmy Duncan, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
LinkedInExperience: Chief Human Resources Officer · OU Health
Chief Human Resources Officer at OU Health since January 2023. Earlier roles include Chief Human Resources Officer at Tenet Healthcare (2014–2016), Vice President Human Resources at Wellstar Health System (2016–2018), Senior Vice President Chief People Officer at Arkansas Children's (2018–2020) and Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer at UC Health (2020–2023).
Kate McCann
LinkedInExperience: EVP, Chief Human Resource Officer · Baptist Health
EVP, Chief Human Resource Officer at Baptist Health since February 2022, after serving at University of Maryland Medical System as Vice President System Human Resources Services (2013–2017) and SVP Chief Human Resource Officer (2017–2022). The profile says she leads the HR function across the enterprise, overseeing compensation, benefits, HRIS, recruitment, development and employee relations.
Kim Jensen, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
LinkedInExperience: Chief Human Resources Officer · Avera Health
Chief Human Resources Officer at Avera Health since December 2018, based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, alongside the Vice President Talent Management role she has held at Avera Health since 2012. Before that she was Vice President Human Resources at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital for fifteen years, from 1997 to 2012.
Mary Ellen Schopp
LinkedInExperience: Chief Human Resources Officer · Mass General Brigham
Chief Human Resources Officer at Mass General Brigham since August 2024. She was previously Chief Human Resources Officer Senior Vice President at Rush University Medical Center (2010–2018) and Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer at Baptist Health (2019–2021), and has been Principal Consultant at New Hemispheres Consulting since 2021.
Paula Menkosky
LinkedInExperience: Chief Human Resources Officer · Mayo Clinic
Chief Human Resources Officer at Mayo Clinic since July 2022, after serving as Chief Administrative Officer, Mayo Clinic in Arizona (2012–2022). Earlier Mayo Clinic roles include Vice Chair, Managed Care and Executive Director, MMSI (1996–2008) and Chair, Education Administration (2008–2012); before that she was Executive Director, IPA Management at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center (1993–1996).
Sarah Colley
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer · Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare since January 2022. She was previously Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer at Regional One Health (2013–2017) and Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer at Baptist Health Care (2017–2022), after director of human resources roles at Southwest Regional Medical Center- HMA (2005–2008) and CHI St. Vincent (2008–2013).
Sarah Stumme
LinkedInExperience: Chief Human Resources Officer · Allina Health
Chief Human Resources Officer at Allina Health since November 2023; her headline gives the title as Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer. She was Human Resources Director there (2013–2018) and has held the Vice President Human Resources title since 2018. The profile says she leads the HR department with responsibility for all HR centers of excellence, including talent, learning and culture, HR business partners, HR shared services and labor relations.
Choose the right perspective
Match the size and type of organization to yours, since a large academic or multi-hospital system runs HR differently from a single community hospital. If your question is about unions or labor relations, favor people whose titles or profiles name labor relations explicitly.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you organize HR across a multi-site health system, and which functions did you centralize?
- 02What changes to pay, scheduling or career paths made the biggest difference in recruiting and keeping nurses and other clinical staff?
- 03How did you work with labor unions and clinical leaders when a workforce change affected patient care?
Reaching CHROs in Hospitals
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About this directory
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