Shirley A. Weis
Shirley A. Weis joined the board of directors in October 2014. Shirley is president of Weis Associates, LLC, a consulting firm focused on healthcare management, strategic planning and leadership development, and emerita vice president & chief administrative officer of Mayo Clinic. Shirley has worked at Mayo Clinic in many different capacities since 1995, but most recently was charged with overseeing the operations of 87 corporations that make up the Mayo Clinic system including a 57,000 member staff. She was a member of the Mayo Clinic board of trustees and served as the secretary for the Mayo Clinic board of governors. Shirley currently holds a position on the board of directors of Sentry Insurance Company and also advisory boards of the American World Clinics and Women Business Leaders organizations. She is special advisor to the president and professor in the W.P. Carey School of Business and the College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University. Shirley graduated with a master’s degree in management from Aquinas College and received an honorary doctor of science degree from Michigan State University. Shirley’s experience provides our board of directors with valuable healthcare and business strategy.