Keep these finance executives on your 2025 radar.
This past year has been a rough one for healthcare finance leaders. From regulatory woes to labor challenges, CFOs have had to grapple with nonstop challenges.
This year I spoke to many talented CFOs that are making a big difference in their organization with their experience, strategy, and innovative ideas. Here are eight of those CFOs to keep on your radar for 2025.
Doug Watson, CFO of Allina Health, spoke with HealthLeaders when he first stepped into his role as CFO about labor expenses and the patient experience.
'Taking The Friction Out' of Healthcare With Allina Health's New CFO
Two Health System Successes From One CFO
Pat Keel, CFO of St, Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, and a HealthLeaders Exchange member, spoke with us about data analytics adoption and resource allocation, as well as what it takes to succeed as a modern day CFO.
CFOs Are Set Up For Failure. There’s a Way Out
CFO Strategies for Analytics Investment, Adoption
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HL Shorts: Strategies for Streamlined Investment and Adoption of Healthcare Analytics
Bob Flannery, CFO of UW Health, and a HealthLeaders Exchange member, spoke with us about data analytics and transparency in resource allocation.
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HL Shorts: Strategies for Streamlined Investment and Adoption of Healthcare Analytics
HL Shorts: How CFOs Can Communicate Resource Allocation
Kirsten Largent, CFO of OSFHealthcare, spoke with Healthleaders when she first stepped into her role about the importance of community and innovation, and also how her organization focuses on opportunities in women’s healthcare and preventative care.
The Exec: A New CFO's Vision for Community and Innovation at OSF HealthCare
Closing Women's Care Gaps: OSF HealthCare's OnCall Connect Program
Brandon Williams, CFO of Providence, and a HealthLeaders Exchange member, spoke with us about the skills needed to succeed as a CFO in today’s healthcare environment.
Healthcare CFOs Are Set Up For Failure. There’s a Way Out
Colleen Byle, CFO and Chief Business Officer of Montefiore Health System spoke with HealthLeaders about what her dual title means to her, as well as her insights on digital investments and labor management.
Why Montefiore's CFO Thinks a Dual Title is The Future
Montefiore CFO Talks Digital Investments and Labor Management
John Beaman, CFO of Adventist Health, spoke with HealthLeaders about how he handles private equity competition, physician retention, and hospital credit downgrades.
How One CFO Handles Private Equity Competition and Physician Retention
How To Navigate a Credit Downgrade
April Audain, Denver Health CFO, spoke with HealthLeaders as she stepped into her new role and how she plans to strategize tackling uncompensated care costs at Colorado’s largest safety net hospital.
Denver Health's New CFO & the Playbook to Tackle Uncompensated Care
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Marie DeFreitas is the CFO editor for HealthLeaders.