March 29, 2024 – Cleveland Clinic declares that Deborah C. Gordon, JD, has been appointed Govt Vice President and Chief Authorized Officer, efficient June 1. She is going to succeed David W. Rowan, JD, who will retire from his present place after almost 30 years of devoted service to Cleveland Clinic and can function a senior advisor to CEO and President Tom Mihaljevic, MD, who’s the CEO chairman of Morton L. Mandel holds.

Gordon joins the Cleveland Clinic from Memorial Hermann Well being System in Houston, Texas, the place she served as Govt Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Authorized Officer since 2017. On this position, she oversaw authorized, compliance, enterprise threat, privateness, authorities relations and varied different enterprise capabilities.

Earlier than becoming a member of Memorial Hermann, Gordon was a associate and vice chairman of the company division at Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, in Chicago, Illinois, the place she represented healthcare methods, hospitals, doctor teams and different healthcare entities in complicated transactions, regulatory issues and litigation. She additionally served as Affiliate Normal Counsel at Northwestern Memorial Healthcare and Assistant Normal Counsel at College of Chicago Hospitals and Well being System.

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