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10 Northwestern Medicine executives
These ten Northwestern Medicine executives currently hold president and CEO, chief financial officer, chief information officer, chief medical officer, chief nursing officer, senior vice president and hospital president roles at Northwestern Medicine. A reader can learn how Northwestern Medicine executives build and run their teams.
Professionals to explore
01—10Doug King
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President - Chief Information Officer · Northwestern Medicine
Senior Vice President - Chief Information Officer at Northwestern Medicine since September 2019; the profile headline gives the role as Senior Vice President - Chief Digital Information Officer. The profile also lists Chief Information Officer at Northwestern University - The Feinberg School of Medicine since 2019, and former Vice President Information Services Applications at Northwestern Memorial Hospital (2016–2017).
Emily Jakacki
LinkedInExperience: President, Delnor Hospital · Northwestern Medicine
President, Delnor Hospital at Northwestern Medicine since August 2024; the profile describes Delnor Hospital as a 159-bed hospital in Kane County. Former Vice President of Operations, Ambulatory and Service Lines, Central Chicago at Advocate Aurora Health (2020–2024) and Vice President, Professional Services and Clinical Institutes at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center (2019–2020).
Howard B. Chrisman
LinkedInExperience: President and CEO · Northwestern Medicine
President and CEO at Northwestern Medicine, a work row dated from 1997 with no end date. The profile describes Dr. Chrisman as President and CEO of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, the primary teaching affiliate of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and says Dr. Chrisman has been an active clinician and leader since joining in 1997.
James G. Adams
LinkedInExperience: Chief Medical Officer · Northwestern Medicine
Chief Medical Officer at Northwestern Medicine since September 2013, a C-level Medical role the profile places in Chicago. The profile also lists Professor and Chair, Dept of Emergency Med, Northwestern University since 2000, and former Vice Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital (1995–2000).
Jeff Albers
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Operations · Northwestern Medicine
Senior Vice President Operations at Northwestern Medicine since September 2013, a vice president-level Operations role the profile places in Chicago. Former Department Administrator, Surgery Executive Director, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Medicine (2007–2013) and Division Administrator at Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation (2003–2007).
John A. Orsini, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Northwestern Medicine
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Northwestern Medicine since January 2013; the profile headline gives the role as EVP and CFO at Northwestern Memorial Healthcare. Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at Presence Health (2010–2013), Corporate Vice President of Finance at Scripps Health (2008–2010) and Vice President of Financial Operations at Dignity Health (1998–2008).
Kevin Poorten
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare · Northwestern Medicine
Senior Vice President, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare at Northwestern Medicine since March 2022. Former President- West Region at Northwestern Medicine (2017–2022), President CEO at KishHealth System (2002–2017), Regional Vice President at Province Healthcare (2000–2002) and President CEO at Lake Havasu Regional Medical Center/Samaritan Health System (1996–2000).
Kristin Ramsey, MSN, MPPM, RN, NE-BC
LinkedInExperience: Chief Nursing Officer · Northwestern Medicine
Chief Nursing Officer at Northwestern Medicine since January 2024 and Senior Vice President, Quality there since 2022; the profile headline places both roles at Northwestern Memorial HealthCare. Former Wood-Prince Family Chief Nurse Executive (2015–2024) and Senior Vice President, Operations (2015–2022) at Northwestern Medicine.
Maura O'Toole
LinkedInExperience: President · Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital and Valley West Hospital
President at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital and Valley West Hospital since September 2021. Former Vice President of Operations at Northwestern Medicine (2015–2021), Director of Perioperative Services at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital (2005–2015) and Director of Business Development at MacNeal Hospital (1999–2001).
Seamus Collins
LinkedInExperience: President · Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital
President at Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital since April 2024, and former Vice President of Operations there (2017–2024). Former Director, Neuroscience Operations & Administrator, Department of Neurology at Northwestern Medicine (2014–2017) and Director, Business Development & Physician Affairs at Northwestern Memorial Hospital (2010–2014).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How are decisions about new clinical programs or vendors split between system leadership and individual hospitals?
- 02Which financial, quality and operating measures does the leadership team review most often, and what prompts action on them?
- 03What does an outside partner need to show before a pilot is expanded across several Northwestern Medicine hospitals?
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