Mayo Clinic Leadership

The officers and directors of Mayo Clinic are elected by the Board of Trustees to assist them in overseeing and conducting the activities of Mayo Clinic.

The Officers are:

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  James L. Barksdale

  Chair
  James L. Barksdale has been Chair since 2006.
  University of Mississippi
  Various management positions: IBM; Cook Industries; Executive Vice President, COO, Federal Express; AT&T Wireless Services; President and CEO, Netscape Communications Corp., 1994-1999; Founder and partner, The Barksdale Group, 1999-2002; Barksdale Management Corporation, 2002-present

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  Denis A. Cortese, M.D.

  CEO and President
  Denis A. Cortese has been CEO and President since 2003.
  Franklin & Marshall College; Temple University School of Medicine;
  Mayo Graduate School of Medicine; Professor, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Consultant in Thoracic Diseases, Rochester, 1976-1993; Board of Governors, 1987-1993
  Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, 1993-2002: Medical Director, Mayo Health Plan, Inc., 1996-1999; Board of Governors 1996-2002; Chair, 8/1999-2002
  President and CEO, Mayo Clinic (office in Minnesota), 2003-present

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  Shirley A. Weis

  CAO and Vice President
  Shirley A. Weis has been CAO and Vice President since 2007.
  Michigan State University, East Lansing; Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Nurse, Midland (Mich.) Hospital Center, 1975-1977; Emergency Department Coordinator, Ingham Medical Center, Lansing, Mich. 1977-1979; Manager, Emergency and Outpatient Services, Lansing General Hospital, 1979-1984; Blue Care Network, Lansing, Mich.; Medical Administrator, 1985-1991; Director of Operations, 1992-1994; Chief Operating Officer, 1995
  Mayo Clinic in Rochester: Mayo Management Services, Inc., Executive Director, 1995-1999; Department of Managed Care: Vice Chair, 1997-1999, Chair, 1999-2000;
  Mayo Clinic in Arizona: Chair, Division of Managed Care, 1999-2000; Vice Chair, Administration, 2001-2006; Member and secretary, Executive Board, 2004-2006
  Chief Administrative Officer, 2007-present

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  William C. Rupp, M.D.

  Vice President
  William C. Rupp, M.D. joined the Board in 2009.
  Dartmouth College; University of Minnesota Medical School; Consultant, Midelfort Clinic and Luther Hospital 1982-2002; CEO, Luther Hospital and Midelfort Clinic, Eau Claire, WI 1992-2001; CEO, Immanuel-St. Joseph's, Mankato, MN 2002-2007.
  CEO, Mayo Clinic Florida, 2008-present.

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  Nina M. Schwenk, M.D.

  Vice President
  Nina M. Schwenk has been Vice President since 2006.
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology; McGill University; Mayo Graduate School of Medicine; Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Consultant, Area General Internal Medicine, 1983-present; Division Chair, 1992-1998; Board of Governors, 1998-2005; Vice Chair, 2003-2005; Chair, Personnel Committee, 2003-2004; Vice Chair, Mayo Clinic Board of Governors, 2006-present

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  Victor Trastek, M.D.

  Vice President
  Victor F. Trastek joined the board in 2002.
  Northwestern University; University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mayo Graduate School of Medicine; Toronto General Hospital
  Consultant in Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 1986-present; Head, Section of General Thoracic Surgery, 1993-1998; Chair, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1996-1998; Chair, Division of Thoracic Surgery 1999; Chair, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, 1999-2001; Mayo Clinic Arizona Executive Board, 1999-present; Chair, 6/2002-2005; CEO, 2006-present

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  Jeffrey W. Bolton

  CFO
  Jeffrey W. Bolton has been CFO since 2003.
  Pennsylvania State University; University of Pittsburgh
  Contract Administrator, City of Pittsburgh, 1979-1981; Planning/Financial Analysis, University of Pittsburgh, 1981-1984; Carnegie Mellon University, 1984-2002 — various positions including Vice President for Business and Planning and CFO, 1998-2002; Mayo Foundation, Chief Financial Officer and Chair, Department of Foundation Finance, 2002-present

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  Jonathan J. Oviatt

  CLO and Secretary
  Jonathan J. Oviatt has been Secretary since 2002.
  American University; Augustana College; University of Minnesota
  Moss & Barnett (Minneapolis, MN), 1982-1991
  Chief Legal Officer, Mayo Clinic Legal Department, 1991-present; Department Chair, 2002-present
  Primary practice areas: Nonprofit institutions, business law, commercial real estate, tax planning

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  Harry N. Hoffman

  Treasurer
  Harry N. Hoffman has been Treasurer since 2003.

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  Gregory J. Thomas

  Assistant Secretary
  Gregory J. Thomas has been Assistant Secretary since 2009.

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  Robert F. Brigham

  Assistant Secretary
  Robert F. Brigham has been Assistant Secretary since 2006.

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  Sherry L. Hubert

  Assistant Secretary
  Sherry L. Hubert has been Assistant Secretary since 2003.

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  James R. Francis

  Assistant Treasurer
  James R. Francis has been Assistant Treasurer since 2004.

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  Jeffrey R. Froisland

  Assistant Treasurer
  Jeffrey R. Froisland has been Assistant Treasurer since 2007.

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  Mary J. Hoffman

  Assistant Treasurer
  Mary J. Hoffman has been Assistant Treasurer since 2002.

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  Fredrick I. Schick

  Assistant Treasurer
  Fredrick I. Schick has been Assistant Treasurer since 2000.