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Gary A. Mecklenburg, executive partner in Waud Capital Partners, LLC and  retired CEO Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Chicago, IL

Gary is an executive partner in Waud Capital Partners, LLC, a Chicago-based private equity firm with significant investments in healthcare services. In this role, Gary chairs the boards of directors of Regency Hospital Company, Hospitalists Management Group, and is a member of the board of Acadia Healthcare. Gary is also an adjunct professor of Health Industry Management at the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University.  Gary retired from Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago on September 1, 2006, after 21 years as president and chief executive officer. His distinguished hospital career began in 1970 and included senior management positions at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals, Stanford University Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Franciscan Healthcare in Milwaukee. As a national leader, Gary has served as chairman of the American Hospital Association, the Illinois Hospital Association, the Health Forum, National Alliance for Information Technology and the Healthcare Research and Development Institute. He also serves on the board of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Gary is a director of Becton Dickinson and Company and a member of the Advisory Board of the Kellogg School of Management. He has been recognized by a number of organizations for his professional, community and volunteer service activities including: American Hospital Association, Ohio State University, Illinois Hospital Association, Institute for Diversity in Healthcare Management, American College of Healthcare Executives, Boy Scouts of America, Junior Achievement, YMCA, March of Dimes and the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago. He received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and the Donald P. Jacobs Distinguished Leadership Award from the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University. Gary received his BA degree from Northwestern University and a MBA degree from the University of Chicago.

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