Sharon O'Keefe

President at The University of Chicago Medical Center

Sharon O'Keefe

Sharon O'Keefe

President at The University of Chicago Medical Center

Overview

Career Highlights

BJC Health System Group Return
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Harvard University - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School

RelSci Relationships

4248

Number of Boards

12

Birthday

1952

Age

68

Number of Awards

1

Relationships

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Kenneth S. Polonsky

President, University of Chicago Health System at The University of Chicago Medical Center

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Rodney L. Goldstein

Co-Managing Partner at Wealth Strategist Partners, LLC

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Paul J. Carbone

President & Managing Partner at PPC Investment Partners LP

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Paula Wolff

Director at Illinois Justice Project

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Brien Michael O'Brien

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Port Capital LLC

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Craig J. Duchossois

Executive Chair at The Duchossois Group, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

John D. Mabie

Founder at Mid-Continent Capital LLC

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Bob Clark

Executive Chairman & Founder at Clayco, Inc.

Relationship likelihood: Strong

Paul G. Yovovich

Co-Founder at Lake Capital Management LLC

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Patrick Kelly

Vice President Director/Part at The Donald P. & Byrd M. Kelly Foundation

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In The News

Targeted News Service

July 22, 2020

Loyola University Chicago Welcomes New Leadership and Members to Board of Trustees

Business Wire

April 29, 2020

Adtalem Global Education Appoints Sharon O'Keefe and Kenneth Phelan to its Board of Directors

Targeted News Service

February 26, 2020

University of Chicago Medicine Opens $20 Million Outpatient Center in River East

Chicago Sun-Times

November 23, 2019

A nursing strike averted and why we hope never to see another

Chicago Tribune

November 21, 2019

U. of C. Medical Center prepares for strike; Hospital diverting ambulances to other locations for emergency, trauma patients

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Sharon O'Keefe

President at The University of Chicago Medical Center

Education

B.S. in Nursing

Class of 1974

Northern Illinois University

Chartered in 1895, Northern Illinois University first opened its doors in 1899 as the Northern Illinois State Normal School solely to prepare college-educated teachers. The university has since grown into a world-class university that attracts students from around the globe while still serving the northern Illinois region. We remain deeply committed to preparing teachers and providing an excellent and affordable higher education to Illinois families.

MS in Nursing

Loyola University of Chicago - Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing

Career History

Director, Nursing & Surgical Services

1979 - 1985

The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Inc.

The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Inc. provides healthcare services. The hospital is affiliated to the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. It offers inpatient and outpatient health services that include general medicine, emergency and trauma care, pediatrics, maternity, and senior care. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Chief Operating Officer

2002 - 2009

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Barnes-Jewish Hospital provides healthcare services. It provides its medical services in the areas of cancer, clinics, dermatology, diabetes and endocrinology, digestive diseases, elder care and rehabilitation, emergency medicine, geriatrics, heart and vascular, lung diseases, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopedic care, pain management, palliative care, plastic and reconstructive surgery, psychiatry, radiology, rheumatology, spine and spinal cord, transplant, trauma and acute care surgery, urology and wound/general surgery. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Senior Vice President, Operations

1989 - 1999

University of Maryland Medical System Corporation

University of Maryland Medical System Corp. provides health care system. Its services include University of Maryland health advantage plan, University of Maryland quality care network, University of Maryland cancer network and diabetes network. The firm offers referral center for trauma, cancer care, neurocare, cardiac care, women's and children's health and physical rehabilitation. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Boards & Committees

Director

2012 - Current

Vocera Communications, Inc.

Vocera is a leading provider of mobile communication solutions focused on addressing the most critical communication challenges facing hospitals today. We help our customers improve patient safety and satisfaction, and increase hospital efficiency and productivity with our Voice Communication solution and new Secure Messaging and Care Transition solutions. The Joint Commission data base on sentinel events identifies communication issues as one of the root causes in 82% of the reported occurrences in 2010. Additionally, a study published in the Journal of Healthcare Management conducted by Agarwal et. al.,"Quantifying the Economic Impact of Communication Inefficiencies in U.S. Hospitals" found that inefficient communication costs U.S. hospitals more than $12 billion annually or better than $4 million for a 500-bed hospital. More than 800 hospitals and healthcare facilities leverage Vocera solutions to achieve improved clinical, operational, and financial outcomes. The Vocera Voice Communication solution and the Vocera Care Transition solution are exclusively endorsed by the American Hospital Association.

Member, Board of Directors

2020 - Current

Adtalem Global Education

Adtalem Global Education Inc., formerly the DeVry Education Group, is a United States corporation based in Downers Grove, Illinois, that operates several for-profit higher education institutions, including Adtalem Educacional do Brasil (IBMEC, Damásio and Wyden institutions), American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, Becker Professional Education, Chamberlain University, EduPristine, OnCourse Learning, Ross University School of Medicine and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine.

Member, Board of Trustees

2020 - Current

Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago, a private university founded in 1870 as St. Ignatius College, is one of the nation’s largest Jesuit, Catholic Universities and the only one located in Chicago. Loyola University Chicago comprises four campuses: Lake Shore (LSC), Water Tower (WTC), Health Sciences (HSC), and the John Felice Rome Center in Italy, and is home to ten schools and colleges: Quinlan School of Business, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Stritch School of Medicine, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Communication, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, School of Education, School of Law, School of Social Work, and Graduate School. Loyola also features course locations in Beijing, China; Saigon-Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Vernon Hills, Illinois (Cuneo Mansion and Gardens); and a Retreat and Ecology Campus in Woodstock, Illinois.

Ex Officio Member, Board of Trustees

Current

The University of Chicago Medical Center

The University of Chicago Medical Center includes a primary adult care hospital, a children's hospital, a women's health and maternity facility, an outpatient care center, a network of area physicians and a home health care organization. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Non-Profit Donations & Grants

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$10K - $25K

2014

Citizens United For Research In Epilepsy

CURE'S MISSION IS TO CURE EPILEPSY, TRANSFORMING AND SAVING MILLIONS OF LIVES. WE IDENTIFY AND FUND CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH, CHALLENGING SCIENTISTS WORLDWIDE TO COLLABORATE AND INNOVATE IN PURSUIT OF THIS GOAL. OUR COMMITMENT IS UNRELENTING.

$5,000 - $10K

2013

Citizens United For Research In Epilepsy

CURE'S MISSION IS TO CURE EPILEPSY, TRANSFORMING AND SAVING MILLIONS OF LIVES. WE IDENTIFY AND FUND CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH, CHALLENGING SCIENTISTS WORLDWIDE TO COLLABORATE AND INNOVATE IN PURSUIT OF THIS GOAL. OUR COMMITMENT IS UNRELENTING.

$10K - $25K

2012

Citizens United For Research In Epilepsy

CURE'S MISSION IS TO CURE EPILEPSY, TRANSFORMING AND SAVING MILLIONS OF LIVES. WE IDENTIFY AND FUND CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH, CHALLENGING SCIENTISTS WORLDWIDE TO COLLABORATE AND INNOVATE IN PURSUIT OF THIS GOAL. OUR COMMITMENT IS UNRELENTING.

Political Donations

$500

2013

Richard Durbin

Minority Whip at Office of the Senate Minority Whip, Richard J. Durbin

$500

2012

House Republican Organization of Illinois

$500

2001

Thomas Richard Harkin

Former Senator from Iowa

Public Holdings

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Awards & Honors

2013

Modern Healthcare - Top 25 Women in Healthcare

Other Affiliations

Sharon O'Keefe is affiliated with The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Inc., Barnes-Jewish Hospital, University of Maryland Medical System Corporation, Loyola University Medical Center, The University of Chicago Medical Center, BJC Health System Group Return, Ernst & Young LLP, Loyola University Health System, Ernst & Whinney, Vocera Communications, Inc., Adtalem Global Education, Loyola University Chicago, The University of Chicago Medical Center, Citizens United For Research In Epilepsy, National Institutes of Health, Illinois Hospital Association, America's Essential Hospitals, University Healthsystem Consortium, Inc., The University of Chicago, American Society For Quality, Inc., Society for Ambulatory Care Professionals

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