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10 Penn Medicine executives
These ten Penn Medicine executives currently hold chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief strategy officer and executive vice president roles across Penn Medicine and its hospitals. A reader can learn how Penn Medicine executives build and run their teams across a health system and its hospitals.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alicia Gresham
LinkedInExperience: Chief Executive Officer, Pennsylvania Hospital · Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Chief Executive Officer, Pennsylvania Hospital at Penn Medicine since January 2024. Former Senior Vice President and COO, Network Practices Mount Sinai Health System (2021–2024) and Vice President, Network Operations (2015–2021) at Mount Sinai Health System, and Director, Specialty Care and Primary Care Services at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2001–2015).
Alyson Cole, FACHE
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Chief Operating Officer at Penn Medicine since May 2025, a C-level role the profile places at Penn Medicine Doylestown Health. Former Associate Executive Director (2019–2025), Interim Chief Administrative Officer, Penn Transplant Institute (2023–2024) and Associate Executive Director & Chief Patient Experience Officer (2016–2019) at Penn Medicine.
Craig Anthony Gronczewski
LinkedInExperience: Chief Executive Officer · Penn Medicine Doylestown Health
Chief Executive Officer at Penn Medicine Doylestown Health since June 2026, a C-level General Management role according to the profile. Former Chief Medical Officer at Penn Medicine Princeton Health (2019–2026), and former Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine at University Medical Center at Princeton (2008–2020).
Dann Dingle
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Penn Medicine Princeton Health
Chief Operating Officer at Penn Medicine Princeton Health since January 2025, a C-level General Management role according to the profile. The profile also lists Assistant Vice President at Penn Medicine Princeton Health (2021–2025) and former Director Of Support Services Emergency Management Coordinator Safety Officer, PHCS there (2016–2021).
James Demetriades
LinkedInExperience: Chief Executive Officer · Penn Medicine Princeton Health
Chief Executive Officer at Penn Medicine Princeton Health since March 2021, a C-level General Management role according to the profile. Former Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer (2019–2021), Vice President, Operations (2014–2019) and Vice President, Professional Services (2010–2014) at Penn Medicine Princeton Health.
Karen Pinsky
LinkedInExperience: Chief Executive Officer · Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital
Chief Executive Officer at Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital since March 2025, and former Interim Chief Executive Officer there (2024–2025). The profile also lists Chief Medical Officer (2019–2025) and CMIO (2010–2019) at Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital.
Keith Kasper
LinkedInExperience: EVP & Chief Financial Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System · Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Former EVP & Chief Financial Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System (2007–2024). EVP & Chief Administrative Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System since July 2024, and former Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer (2007–2024) and VP Financial Operations (2004–2007) there.
Kevin B Mahoney
LinkedInExperience: Chief Executive Officer of University of Pennsylvania Health System · Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Chief Executive Officer of University of Pennsylvania Health System at Penn Medicine since July 2019. The profile also lists Chief Executive Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System (1996–2019) and Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer & Executive Vice Dean Integrative Services (1996–2019), and former Vice President - Administration at Bryn Mawr Hospital (1986–1994).
Lori Gustave
LinkedInExperience: SVP & Chief Strategy Officer · Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
SVP & Chief Strategy Officer at Penn Medicine since September 2022, a C-level General Management role according to the profile. Former Senior Vice President Business Development (2017–2022), Chief Administrative Officer, Musculoskeletal & Rheumatology Service Line (2011–2017) and Associate Executive Director, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (2010–2011) at Penn Medicine.
Robert Challender, FACHE
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania · Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Chief Operating Officer, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania at Penn Medicine since May 2023. Former Chief Operating Officer & Vice Chair, Pathology and Lab Medicine at Penn Medicine (2006–2023), Vice President, Finance - Late Stage Development at MDS Pharma Services (2004–2006) and Vice President - Global Finance, Late Stage Development at Covance (1994–2004).
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Match the executive's scope to your question, since health system officers, hospital chief executives and hospital or department operating chiefs see different parts of Penn Medicine's decisions. Check when each person started the relevant role, so you know how long they have held that view.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How are decisions about new clinical programs or vendors split between health system leadership and individual hospitals?
- 02Which financial and operating measures does a hospital 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 Penn Medicine hospitals?
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