Ann Prestipino
About
Ann is an accomplished health care executive with extensive experience in crisis management, clinical operations, talent acquisition and development and regulatory affairs. She is known for her expertise in clinical operations, strategy, new program and network development and healthcare leadership education.
Ann is an executive emeritus of the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Massachusetts Physician Organization (MGH/MGPO). She has overseen a wide variety of clinical/academic departments as well as leading the development of the institution’s centers of excellence. This included oversight of the administrative and operational aspects of the clinical, educational, research and community service of these areas. She has had financial responsibility for approximately $1B. Ann was instrumental in the development of the Center for Disaster Medicine at the MGH/MGPO. She has served as Incident Commander leading MGH/MGPO’s response to major disasters including the Boston Marathon Bombing and Covid. She has played a leadership role overseeing all aspects of the institution’s educational mission. Ann has spent her career at these organizations, serving in roles of increasing responsibility as well as assisting at Mass General Brigham in several strategic initiatives.
She has served on several non-profit boards including the Center for Medical Simulation, Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and Boston Medflight, where she recently stepped down as chair.
Ann is currently responsible for the Executive Leadership track in the Master of Clinical Services Operations program at Harvard Medical School and served as an Advisor in the Executive Master of Healthcare Leadership program at Brown University. She also serves on the Leadership Committee which is advisory to the Dean of the School of Public Health at Yale. She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.