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Jeff Thompson

CEO Emeritus at Gundersen Health System

A patient-centric healthcare professional, Jeff Thompson, MD is executive advisor and CEO Emeritus at Gundersen Health System. In 2017, he published his book, Lead True: Live Your Values, Build Your People, Value Your Community with Forbes Books.


About Jeff Thompson

Jeff Thompson, MD, is executive advisor and chief executive officer emeritus at Gundersen Health System, and a pediatrician, author, and speaker on values-based leadership.

During Dr. Thompson’s tenure, Gundersen Health System has been recognized across the country by independent healthcare ratings organizations for high-quality, lower cost patient care. It has also earned the highest honors of Health grades America’s 50 Best Award for 2012 through 2016.

Dr. Thompson was also named a White House Champion of Change in 2013. Dr. Thompson is a founding member and past board chair of the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality and the La Crosse Medical Health Science Consortium.

He also serves on boards for the Catalysis, Green Health Exchange, About Health, Practice Greenhealth, and is a member of the Aspen Health Strategy Group.

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Lead True

Live Your Values, Build Your People, Inspire Your Community

HOW A TRUE LEADER PUTS PEOPLE, ORGANIZATION, AND COMMUNITY FIRST We all face countless decisions throughout our careers. The specific circumstances that call us to lead will be different, but the core dilemmas and ethical challenges are very similar. Faced with these challenges, each of us must decide if we…

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