Health Care Advisory Board

The Health Care Advisory Board represents all faces of this industry—from technology to medical devices, from administration to delivery, from policy makers to risk managers. They help shape and—in many cases—convey the content of Owen’s health care programs including the MBA, the MM Health Care and the classes offered as part of the Executive Development Institute.

(Chair) William Frist

MD, Partner, Cressey & Co.

Bill Bates

Chief Executive Officer, DigiChart

Jack Bovender, Jr.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, HCA

Ron Calhoun

President, The Remi Group

Jim Cooper

U.S. Representative, 5th District (TN), United States House of Representatives

Richard Cowart

Partner, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

Deke Ellwanger

Director, BH1

Catherine Gemmato-Smith

Managing Director, Jefferies & Company

Roberta Goodman

Health Care Analyst, Health Care Analytics

Joel Gordon

Chairman, The Gordon Group

Jay Grinney

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, HealthSouth

Lawrence Hanrahan

MD/MBA, Senior Manager, Clinical Information Systems, Accenture, Health & Life Sciences

Kathy Harris

Partner, Noro Moseley Partners*

Douglas Hudson

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Simplex Healthcare

Joey Jacobs

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Psychiatric Solutions

Harry Jacobson

MD, Former Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

A.J. Kazimi

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals*

Ben Leedle

President and Chief Executive Officer, Healthways

Holly Meidl

Managing Director, Marsh USA

Ken Melkus

Consultant, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe

Rock Morphis

Managing Director, Heritage Group

Wright Pinson

MD, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Linda Rebrovick

Chief Executive Officer, Consensus Point

Thomas Sherrard

Partner, Sherrard & Roe

Brian Shipp

Southeast Region Chief Executive Officer, Amerigroup

Michael Shmerling

Special Advisor, Marsh

Tom Singleton

President and Chief Executive Officer, Cambio Health Solutions

Wayne Smith

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Community Health Systems

Mitch Steiner

Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, GTx

Chris Sullivan

National Director, U.S. Health Care Provider Solutions, Microsoft

Jack Tyrell

Managing Partner, Richland Ventures

Caroline Young

President, Nashville Healthcare Council

* Alumnus Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management

Members as of September 2009