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Infographic: 3 Tips From A Retiring CFO

Analysis  |  By Marie DeFreitas  
   February 25, 2025

As Paula Tinch prepares for her retirement, she offers advice for other CFOs.

Paula Tinch joined Penn State Health as its executive vice president of finance and CFO in 2019. Now, she is preparing to pass the baton to her successor later this year.

Throughout her time at Penn State Health Tinch was a stabilizing force for the organization, especially during the pandemic where she led the finance team through COVID challenges and helped the system avoid layoffs that health systems across the country were experiencing.

Check out these three pieces of advice from Tinch as she closes out her long career in healthcare finance.

 

Check out the full interview with Paula Tinch here. 

Marie DeFreitas is the CFO editor for HealthLeaders.


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