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February 13, 2016 12:00 AM

10 Minority Executives to Watch (text list)

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    DEBRA CANALES

    Executive VP and Chief People and Experience Officer | Providence Health & Services

    In less than two years in her current position, Canales has helped boost the number of women holding senior positions in the system by 50%. Last year, she pioneered a medical assistance program for employees.

    LEON CLARK

    Chair, department of research administration | Mayo Clinic

    Clark, 51, first joined Mayo in 1997 as a unit manager in accounting, rising through the ranks and leading to a number of research administration roles with increasing responsibilities. He now oversees a $675 million operating budget supporting 1,500 physicians and 3,250 staff members.

    CLAUDIA FEGAN

    Executive Medical Officer | Cook County Health and Hospitals System

    In addition to her clinical role at the Chicago safety net system, Fegan is national coordinator of Physicians for a National Health Program, a research, advocacy and education organization. She is also co-author of Universal Healthcare: What the United States Can Learn from Canada.

    DELVECCHIO FINLEY

    CEO | Alameda Health System

    Finley, 38, was named CEO of the Oakland, Calif., safety net system last May. Before joining Alameda, he was CEO of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Previously he was VP of operations at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, and an administrator at the University of California at San Francisco. Last year, he was a recipient of Modern Healthcare's Up & Comer award.

    SACHIN JAIN

    Chief Medical Officer | CareMore Health System

    Before joining CareMore, based in Cerritos, Calif., Jain, 35, was chief medical information and innovation officer at Merck & Co. He also was a physician at the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, and a lecturer at Harvard Medical School. Last year, he was a recipient of Modern Healthcare's Up & Comer award.

    SUMIT NAGPAL

    Co-founder and chief architect, LumiraDx Holdings; co-founder and CEO, LumiraDx USA

    Nagpal, 50, co-founded LumiraDx, which produces software to help healthcare organizations reduce costs, errors and operational inefficiencies. "Sumit is an exemplary healthcare information technology innovator and entrepreneur," said John Glaser, senior vice president of client administration at Cerner Corp.

    KETUL PATEL

    CEO | CHI Franciscan Health

    Patel, 45, has over 20 years of leadership experience, and took his first executive position at age 27. He is also a board member for the Washington State Hospital Association.

    PAMELA SUTTON-WALLACE

    CEO | University of Virginia Medical Center

    Sutton-Wallace, 46, was the first African-American and the first woman to be hired for her position. Since joining the organization in July 2014, she has focused on increasing diversity through new and strengthened community partnerships. She was a recipient of Modern Healthcare's Up & Comer award in 2007.

    NICHOLAS TEJEDA

    CEO | Hospitals of Providence - East Campus

    Tejeda was named to his position in August 2015. Prior to that, he was CEO of Doctors Hospital of Manteca (Calif.), and COO of Twin Cities Community Hospital, Templeton, Calif. Both are owned by Tenet Healthcare Corp. He was a recipient of Modern Healthcare's Up & Comer award in 2011.

    IJE-ENU UDEZE

    Chief of Staff | Kaiser Permanente

    In addition to her chief-of-staff post with Kaiser Chairman and CEO Bernard Tyson, Udeze is executive director of infrastructure and management at the Oakland, Calif.-based healthcare giant. Udeze has served in various roles at Kaiser, most recently as executive director in the office of the president and COO for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan. She was a recipient of Modern Healthcare's Up & Comer award in 2014.

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