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Nico Pronk, PhD Jen Augustson Kelly Frisch, MD Elyse Kharbanda MD, MPH Jenilee Christy Joanna Hill Sonya Painschab Cecily Spencer David Lagerstrom Ginger Kakacek, MD Denis Clohisy, MD Susan Culican, MD, PhD Bill Doherty, PhD Tasha Gastony, PA-C Glen Gunderson Bret Haake, MD Cara Hull Benji Mathews, MD Nico Pronk, PhD Alita Risinger Pahoua Yang, PhD <\/p>\n To learn more about how HealthPartners Institute is working to improve health and well-being, view our Annual Highlights<\/a> and About us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":95,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-576","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"yoast_head":"\n
\n<\/strong>President, HealthPartners Institute, and Chief Science Officer, HealthPartners<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Bio](\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/augustson-jen-2022a.jpg\")
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\n<\/strong>Vice President, HealthPartners Institute<\/p><\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/frisch-kelly-8130_2.jpg\")
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\n<\/strong>Executive Director, Health Professional Education, and Chief Education Officer<\/p><\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/kharbanda-e2.jpg\")
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\n<\/strong>Executive Director, Research<\/p><\/div>\n
\nSenior leaders<\/h2>\n
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\n<\/strong>Senior Director, Research Strategy and Administration<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Bio](\"https:\/\/www.healthpartners.com\/institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hill-Joanna-new.jpg\")
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\n<\/strong>Senior Director, Institute Centers of Research and Education<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Bio](\"\/institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/painschab-sonya.jpg\")
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\n<\/strong>Director, Administration<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Bio](\"\/institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cecily-Spencer.jpg\")
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\n<\/strong>Senior Director, Education Administration<\/p><\/div>\n
\nBoard of directors<\/h2>\n
\n<\/strong>Chair, Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Turck, Inc. (retired)<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Vice Chair, Chief Medical Officer, HealthPartners Health Plan<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Associate Dean of Surgical Services and Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education, University of Minnesota Medical School<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Professor of Family Social Science and Director, Citizen Professional Center, University of Minnesota<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Regional Medical Director, Park Nicollet<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>President and Chief Executive Officer, YMCA of the North<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Vice President, Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, Regions Hospital<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Chief Quality Officer, HealthPartners<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Senior Medical Director, Hospital Specialty Services<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>President, HealthPartners Institute and Chief Science Officer, HealthPartners<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, HealthPartners Care Delivery<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Vice President, Community Mental Health and Wellness, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation<\/p>\n