HealthPartners Institute is governed by its own board of directors working closely with colleagues and leaders at HealthPartners. Our leaders possess a wide range of experience that helps guide research and education strategies. The Institute uses a dyad leadership model led by Nico Pronk, PhD, as President, and Jen Augustson as Vice President. Executive directors also lead the areas of research and education.

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Executives

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Senior leaders

 

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Board of directors

David Lagerstrom
Chair, Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Turck, Inc. (retired)

Patrick Courneya, MD
Vice-Chair, Chief Health Plan Medical Officer, HealthPartners

Denis Clohisy, MD
Associate Dean of Surgical Services and Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School

Heidi Conrad
Chief Financial Officer, Regions Hospital

Susan Culican, MD, PhD
Associate Dean, University of Minnesota Medical School

Bill Doherty, PhD
Professor of Family Social Science and Director, Citizen Professional Center, University of Minnesota

Tasha Gastony, PA-C
Regional Medical Director, Park Nicollet

Glen Gunderson
President and Chief Executive Officer, YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities

Bret Haake, MD
Vice President, Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, Regions Hospital

Cara Hull
Chief Quality Officer, HealthPartners

Steven Jackson, MD
Physician, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Medical Director, Spinal Cord Injury, Regions Hospital

Nico Pronk, PhD
President, HealthPartners Institute and Chief Science Officer, HealthPartners

Pahoua Yang, PhD
Vice President, Community Mental Health and Wellness, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation