10 Mayo Clinic regional operations leaders
Regional Vice President and Administrative Chair are among the current titles held by these Mayo Clinic regional operations leaders. A reader can learn how regional operations leaders run their areas at Mayo Clinic from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Charlotte J. Nordrum
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - Mayo Clinic Health System, MN Regions · Mayo Clinic
Charlotte J. Nordrum is a former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - Mayo Clinic Health System, MN Regions at Mayo Clinic, a role held from 2017 to 2019. Charlotte J. Nordrum was Vice Chair, Financial and Accounting Services at Mayo Clinic from 2019 to 2021 and Sr. Product Owner for ERP there from 2021 to 2024.
James Hebl
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice-President, Mayo Clinic Health System · Mayo Clinic
James Hebl has been Regional Vice-President, Mayo Clinic Health System at Mayo Clinic since July 2016, based in Rochester, Minnesota. James Hebl has been an Anesthesiologist and Professor of Anesthesiology at Mayo Clinic since 1999, and was Vice-Chair, Department of Anesthesiology there from 2006 to 2016.
Jason Craig
LinkedInExperience: Former Regional Chair - Administration · Mayo Clinic Health System
Jason Craig is a former Regional Chair - Administration at Mayo Clinic Health System, a role held from August 2019 to July 2023, and was Vice President - Operations there from 2014 to 2017. Jason Craig has been Regional Vice President of Ambulatory Care at SSM Health since July 2023 and Executive Vice President and COO at Essentia Health since August 2026.
Jennifer Walter
LinkedInExperience: Vice Chair Administration, Mayo Clinic in Southeast Minnesota · Mayo Clinic
Jennifer Walter has been Vice Chair Administration, Mayo Clinic in Southeast Minnesota at Mayo Clinic since June 2016, and has also been Vice Chair - Administration Operations at Mayo Clinic Rochester since January 2022. Jennifer Walter was Division Chair Human Resources at Mayo Clinic from 2010 to 2016.
Joe Kruse
LinkedInExperience: Regional Chair, Administration · Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare
Joe Kruse has held the Regional Chair, Administration role at Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare since July 1995, according to the listing, based in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The profile headline and About section both name the same regional administration role at Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare.
Karthik Ghosh MD, MS, FACP, FRCP( Edin)
LinkedInExperience: Vice President · Mayo Clinic Health System Minnesota
Karthik Ghosh has been Vice President at Mayo Clinic Health System Minnesota since January 2025, with a headline naming the role as Vice President, Mayo Clinic Health System- Minnesota. Karthik Ghosh was Chair, Division of General Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic Rochester from 2018 to 2025 and Director, Breast Clinic there from 2010 to 2018.
Ken Ackerman
LinkedInExperience: Administrative Chair, Mayo Clinic Health System - Wisconsin · Mayo Clinic
Ken Ackerman has been Administrative Chair, Mayo Clinic Health System - Wisconsin at Mayo Clinic since November 2024, a role the listing places in Northwest and Southwest Wisconsin. Ken Ackerman was Regional Chair of Administration - Northwest Wisconsin at Mayo Clinic from 2023 to 2024 and Associate Administrator - Hospital Operations there from 2015 to 2023.
Richard A. Helmers
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice-President - Mayo Clinic Health System, Northwest Wisconsin · Mayo Clinic Health System
Richard A. Helmers has been Regional Vice-President - Mayo Clinic Health System, Northwest Wisconsin at Mayo Clinic Health System since April 2017. Richard A. Helmers has also held a Consultant in Pulmonary and Critical Care role at Mayo Clinic since March 2017, and the profile lists Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic in the About section.
Robert C. Albright
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President at Mayo Clinic Health System Southeast Minnesota · Mayo Clinic Health System
Robert C. Albright has been Regional Vice President at Mayo Clinic Health System Southeast Minnesota since December 2020, based in the Rochester-Austin, Minnesota area. Robert C. Albright has also been a physician and Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic since 1998, according to the listing.
Travis C. Paul
LinkedInExperience: Adminstrative Chair · Mayo Clinic Health System
Travis C. Paul has been Adminstrative Chair at Mayo Clinic Health System since November 2024, with a headline naming the role as Administrative Chair for Mayo Clinic Health System, Minnesota. Travis C. Paul was Regional Chair - Administration at Mayo Clinic Health System from 2021 to 2024 and Vice Chair - Administration there from 2020 to 2021.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you split your time between the sites in your region and work with the wider system?
- 02What do you review first to judge how the sites in your region are doing?
- 03What changed most in your work when you took on a regional role?
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