Douglas (Doug) L. Strong, M.B.A.

UMHHC, 300 N. Ingalls, Room NI4A04
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-5474

Office: (734) 764-1505; Fax: (734) 763-5311

Professional Summary

Doug Strong became Director and Chief Executive Officer of the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers in August 2006 after serving as interim in that role since October 2005. He joined the University of Michigan Health System in 1998 as Associate Vice President for Health System Finance and Strategy. In 2002 he was also named Interim Chief Financial Officer, and assumed the post permanently in 2004. Prior to coming to the University of Michigan, Strong worked at four other academic medical centers over a 20-year time frame.

Strong came to the University of Michigan from the University of Chicago, where he served as Chief Financial Officer and Associate Dean of the Pritzker School of Medicine and the Biological Sciences Division. Previously, he was Associate Dean for Administration and Finance at the School of Medicine of the State University of New York at Stony Brook and Associate Dean of Planning and Operations at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He also held several positions at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Courses Taught

HMP: Delivering the Michigan Difference, 2008 HMP: UMHHC Strategic Considerations, 2007 HMP: UMHHC Performance, 2006

Education

M.B.A., Health Care Administration, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1988
M.A., American History, School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, 1977
B.A., Government, Franklin and Marshall College, University of Pennsylvania, 1973

Professional Affiliations

Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs
Greater Detroit Area Health Council
Michigan Health & Hospital Association
University Health System Consortium