The Austin Healthcare Council is a non-profit organization created by healthcare industry leaders who work together to further establish Austin’s position as a global healthcare innovation center. Austin Healthcare Council Goals: Strategically accelerate healthcare innovation Foster leadership in the healthcare community Focus on making Austin a healthier community Bring resources, programs, and training that improve the capacity of the healthcare system Collaborate with entrepreneurs to solve common problems Membership Benefits The Austin Healthcare Council brings the healthcare community together. Annual Conference Co-Sponsored by Modern Healthcare Magazine. Monthly meetings on key healthcare operational and policy issues/changes Networking Events and VIP Tours. Team with existing organizations locally and internationally. Provide executives timely data on industry trends. Helping shape the next generation of Austin’s healthcare industry leaders and entrepreneurs. Board of Directors: Board Chair: Andy Davis, CEO, Ascension Texas Board First Vice Chair: Meredith Duncan, President, Texas Market at Bright Health President/CEO : Gus Cardenas Board Members: Mini Kahlon, PhD, Vice Dean for Strategy & Partnerships, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Norman Chenven, M.D., CEO/Founder, Austin Regional Clinic, Charles Barnett, CEO Compass Strategic Consulting, Bill Rice, M.D. Sr. VP Clinical Innovations at St. David's Healthcare, David Evans, CEO, Intregal Care, David Smith, CEO, United Way, Sarah Llamas Churchill, Shareholder at Winstead, PC., Molly Beth Malcolm, EdD, Executive Vice President, ACC.