Episode 14 shares strategies focused on growing in influence- especially in a changing landscape, like the healthcare industry. Our guest in the Circle is one of my brilliant mentors, Pamela Sutton-Wallace.Guest IntroIn January 2020, Pamela Sutton-Wallace joined New York Presbyterian Hospital to serve as Senior Vice President and Regional Chief Operating Officer for the Brooklyn and Queens markets. In this capacity, she works to actualize the strategic vision of providing the highest quality inpatient and outpatient services in both of these markets. She also leads the NYP Medical Group comprised of faculty from Weill Cornell and Columbia University as well as employed physicians serving several geographically dispersed regions. Prior to her appointment at NYP, Pamela served as the Chief Executive Officer for the University of Virginia (UVA) Medical Center in Charlottesville, Virginia from 2014-2020. During the last 6 months of her tenure, she also served as the Acting Executive Vice President for Health Affairs for UVA Health. Overseeing a $2.2B revenue budget, she led UVA Health in achieving numerous accomplishments in the domains of quality, safety, patient experience, team member engagement and financial performance. Ranked as the #1 hospital in Virginia by US News & World Report for four consecutive years, the medical center has received several national designations and recognitions under Pam’s leadership. Prior to joining UVA, Pam served as Senior Vice President for Hospital Operations of Duke University Hospital in Durham North Carolina. During her 17 year tenure at Duke, she served in several leadership positions including: Chief Operating Officer for Ambulatory Services, Vice President for Perioperative Services and Chief of Staff for the Chancellor for Health Affairs. In addition to her tenure with Duke University Health System, Pam has a diverse health care background with experience in the pharmaceutical and insurance industries with Pfizer and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina, respectively. Pam received her undergraduate degree in Political Science and African-American Studies from Washington University in St. Louis, MO. She later graduated from Yale University with a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree, completing her thesis with distinction. A nationally recognized speaker, Pam has received several recent accolades: · Modern Healthcare’s “Top 25 Women Leaders in Healthcare 2019” · Modern Healthcare’s “Top 25 Minority Health Executives in Healthcare 2018” and “Top 10 Minorities to Watch 2016” · Becker’s Hospital Review, Top 50 African-Americans in Healthcare 2019 and 2018 · Association of Yale Alumni in Public Health on the Winslow Centennial Honor Roll for Excellence and Service 2016 · BlackDoctor.org award recipient of “Top Blacks in Healthcare” · Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the Top 10 Women in Healthcare Pam is married to Maurice O. Wallace PhD, associate professor of English and African-American Studies at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. Together, they are proudly raising two brilliant daughters, Sage (21), a fourth year student at UVA, and Amaya (19), a junior at Washington University in St. Louis. Pam enjoys speaking to a wide array of audiences, mentoring and encouraging the next generation of leadership, especially women.