Title: CEO, Fairview Health Services.
Career: Came to Fairview in September from the University of Colorado Health. In 2012, he helped engineer a merger between Poudre Valley Health, where he was CEO for 16 years, and the University of Colorado.
Birthplace: Provo, Utah.
Education: Bachelor's degree in economics and master's degree in health administration, Brigham Young University; Ph.D. in public administration, University of Colorado.
Family: Married to Linda for 32 years; four grown daughters, three grandchildren.
Hobbies: Golf, fly fishing.
Favorite books on leadership: "Hardwiring Excellence," by Quint Studer; "On the Mend," by Dr. John Toussaint; "Driving Fear Out of the Workplace," by Kathleen Ryan.