Joan H Bailar

Ms. Bailar has spent her entire career in the health care industry. As an executive she has worked with both providers and payers, affording her a unique view of this dynamic industry. From 1998 until her retirement in 2003, she held the position of Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Advocate Health Centers, a large, urban, multi-specialty physician group practice with multiple sites in the Chicago area. Since leaving this position in 2003, she has stayed active in the business world, working with non-profit organizations and teaching as a member of the faculty at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, from 1995-2011. Ms. Bailar’s past experiences include co-founding two healthcare consulting companies: Syer and Nottingham, a healthcare consulting firm and insurance agency; and SNI Management Associates. She was elected to the Board of Directors of Lake Forest Graduate School of Management in 2006 and was elected as Board Chair in 2009. BA, Management and Business, Barat College MBA, Northwestern University, J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.