Corporate CEOs, attorneys, real estate moguls and other business leaders routinely serve on the boards of not-for-profit hospitals, systems and insurers. But some top executives at not-for-profit healthcare organizations also hold board seats at some of the largest publicly traded companies in the world—and are paid lavishly for doing so.
As often as not, those publicly traded companies are looking for their healthcare expertise. “There's an advantage in understanding how the healthcare economy works,” said David Bjork, a senior vice president at Integrated Healthcare Strategies.
