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How CFOs Can Build Trust with Clinical and Operational Leaders

Analysis  |  By Marie DeFreitas  
   October 20, 2025

What are the most effective strategies for building trust across the health system?

“I feel like leaders need to hear me verbalize alignment with the core mission,” says Julie Soekoro,vice president and CFO of  Vitruvian Health. For Soekoro, this is one way she builds genuine trust with her teams. 

The most recent episode of The Winning Edge webinar series took on the topic of collaborating and building trust as a CFO. Soekoro was joined by another HealthLeaders Exchange member, Katina Williams, vice president of corporate finance at the Johns Hopkins Health System.

Tune in to hear how Soekoro engages and builds strong cross-functional relationships at her health system.

 


 

Watch the full discussion below to understand how these CFOs have built a strong, deep foundational trust and collaborate successfully within their organizations.

Marie DeFreitas is the CFO editor for HealthLeaders.


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