Keynote Speakers

PRE-CONFERENCE KEYNOTE 

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KEVIN B. MAHONEY, DBA

Chief Executive Officer
University of Pennsylvania Health System


WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026

2:00 - 3:00PM Eastern time

Virtual Presentation

 

 

Kevin B. Mahoney is Chief Executive Officer of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, a pillar of the Penn Medicine enterprise. He leads health system operations, which span seven hospitals, thirteen multispecialty centers, and hundreds of outpatient facilities in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey.

Mahoney joined Penn Medicine in 1996 and held leadership posts for nearly three decades. Before his appointment as CEO in July 2019, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and as Executive Vice Dean of the Perelman School of Medicine.

His roles in governance have included serving on the Board of Trinity Health, Neighborhood Health Mahoney has contributed to The New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and The Philadelphia Inquirer, offering perspectives on health equity, access to quality care, social justice, and more. He has been named one of the “100 Most Influential People in Health Care” by Modern Healthcare, one of “100 Most Influential People in Philadelphia” by Philadelphia Magazine, and one of the “Most Admired CEOs” by the Philadelphia Business Journal.

A graduate of Millersville State College in Millersville, Pennsylvania, Mahoney earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics. He also holds an MBA and a doctorate from the Fox School of Business at Temple University in Philadelphia.

A special thank you to the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) for sponsoring this pre-conference event.






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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

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CHRISTY O'GAUGHAN, MBA

Chief Data and Analytics Officer
GE HealthCare


WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2026

8:00 – 9:15AM


 

Christy O'Gaughan has served as Chief Data and Analytics Officer at GE HealthCare since August 2023. Her team is responsible for leading and overseeing the organization's data strategy, analytics, and internal AI initiatives. They ensure the effective use of data to drive business decisions, improve operational efficiency, and foster innovation. They balance this with also leading enterprise data governance and mitigating risks associated with data management.

Christy has over 25 years of experience in HealthCare working for prominent organizations such as McKesson, Roche, Genentech, IQVIA, and the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to GE HealthCare, she was the VP of Data and Digital Innovation at McKesson. In this role, her team was responsible for AI/analytics that delivered over $300M in annual profit.

Before McKesson, she worked for 15 years at Roche/Genentech leading to her role as VP/Head of Global Insights and Digital Engagements in Basel, Switzerland. There, she led multiple digital transformational programs to increase value to customers and employees, improve patient outcomes, and gain operational efficiencies. She was recognized as both a sought-after and trusted advisor to senior leaders, skilled at leading and collaborating across teams and realizing the full potential of technical expertise to drive business results.