Lloyd Dean

Lloyd Dean is president and CEO of Dignity Health, a $12 billion health system with 39 hospitals and 400 care centers nationwide and California’s largest private provider of Medicaid. His counsel on health care policy has been sought by US presidents, congressional leaders, and civic leaders. He is consistently highly ranked on the annual lists published by trade media including Modern Healthcare and Becker’s Hospital Review. Prior to joining Dignity Health in 2000, Dean was executive vice president and COO of Advocate Health Care. He began his career in health care at Upjohn Company, rising from assistant regional manager of health care services to executive vice president of operations. (Festival Underwriter Presenter)