Courage Center announces that Jan Malcolm has been named their new
chief executive officer. Malcolm was previously Commissioner of Health
for the State of Minnesota from 1999-2003.
“Jan is a highly respected leader in the health care community
and was unanimously approved by the Courage Board of Directors,” said
Janet Fiola, board chair and senior vice president of human resources
at Medtronic, Inc. “Her responsibilities will include setting
the strategic direction for the organization, along with Courage Center’s
Executive Management Team, and helping us develop a new business
model.”
Malcolm is currently a senior program officer for the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation in Princeton, N.J., providing counsel on public
health initiatives. As Commissioner of Health for the State of Minnesota,
she led a staff of 1,200 and oversaw an annual budget of approximately
$400 million.
During
her tenure as commissioner, she also chaired the cabinet-level
Health Policy Council and the Governor’s Joint Task Force on
Health Care Costs and Quality, served on the executive committee of
the National Association of State and Territorial Health Officers,
was active in the National Academy of State Health Policy, and was
a member of the Institute of Medicine’s committee on enhancing
the federal government’s role in health care quality improvement.
Prior
to her state service, Malcolm was vice president of public affairs
at Allina Health System and a senior vice president of government
programs and public policy at Health Partners. She is on the boards
of directors of the Minnesota Women’s Foundation, the Ann Bancroft Foundation,
Planned Parenthood and AcademyHealth. She previously served on the
United Way of Minneapolis Board and on Courage Center’s Board
of Directors from 1995-1999.
Malcolm replaces Eric Stevens, who announced his resignation in November
and left the organization on Dec. 31 after serving six years as chief
executive officer. Nancy Larkin, vice president of Healthcare and Rehabilitation,
has served as interim CEO during the transition. For more information,
visit www.courage.org.
