CONNECTED DMV - Key Persons
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- Procurement, P3s & Finance
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- Trustee / VP & Director, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution
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- Trustee / President & CEO, Venture Philanthropy Partners
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- Trustee / Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
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- Trustee / President & CEO, Consortium of Universities of the
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- Grapevine Health / Social Inclusion
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- MedStar Health / Health & Wellness
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- Government Regulations, Policy & Regulations
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- CEO
- Executive Director
- Trustee
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- Trustee / President & CEO, Greater Washington Board of Trade
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- Cyber, Data Management & Privacy
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- Trustee / President & CEO, Northern Virginia Technology Council
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- Treasurer / Retired Managing Partner
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- Vice Chair / Founder & Managing Partner, Aperture Law Group
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- Technology Architecture & Innovation
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- CEO
- Executive Assistant to the President
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- Trustee / President & CEO, the Economic Club of Washington
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- Chief Strategy & Economic Officer
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- Government Affairs Advisor
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- Trustee / General Manager & CEO, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
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- Trustee / President & CEO, Capital Ar
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- Trustee / President & CEO, United Way of the National Capital Area
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- Regional President
- Trustee
- President of Kaiser Permanente
Ruth Williams-Brinkley is currently President of Kaiser Permanente, Mid-Atlantic. She oversees all of Kaiser Permanente's care delivery and health plan operations in Washington, D.C., suburban Maryland, Baltimore, and Northern Virginia, a total of 35 medical office buildings and almost 800,000 members. Williams-Brinkley joined Kaiser Permanente in November 2017, with responsibility for all of Kaiser Permanente's care delivery and health plan operations in Oregon and markets in Vancouver and Longview/Kelso, Washington. Prior to Kaiser Permanente, Williams-Brinkley served in a number of executive roles: as CEO of KentuckyOne Health, Kentucky's largest integrated health system, as president and CEO of Carondelet Health Network in Tucson, Arizona, and as president and CEO of Memorial Healthcare System in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
"Williams-Brinkley brings formidable leadership skills and know-how in delivering critical capacities for the region," said Vice-Chair of the Connected DMV Board of Trustees and Nominating Committee Chair, Jill DeGraff. "Her contributions will be invaluable in shaping the critical programs that Connected DMV designs and delivers to advance growth and fill gaps across the region."
"Ms. Williams-Brinkley has an exceptional track record of improving the long-term welfare of people in Greater Washington through her work at Kaiser Permanente. On our Board, she'll join leaders from across sectors and jurisdictions who bring extensive community relations and expertise in regional collaboration. I'm confident that with her inclusion on our Board, Connected DMV will reach new heights in our work to deliver equitable solutions for all who live and work in the region," said Stu Solomon, President and Chief Executive Officer, Connected DMV.
"I've enjoyed many years of hands-on executive-level experience in healthcare, working with communities in some of the most economically diverse areas in the country," said Williams-Brinkley. "Connected DMV is poised to bring transformative change for the people of Greater Washington, and I am excited to join in their work to help everyone in our community to live healthier, more productive lives and to thrive."
Williams-Brinkley has often appeared on Modern Healthcare's Top 25 Women in Healthcare and Top 25 Minority Executives in Healthcare and was named one of Becker's Most Admired CEOs. She holds bachelor's and Master of Science degrees from DePaul University, and an honorary doctoral degree from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky.
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- VP, Development & Workforce Initiatives
Stu Solomon - CEO, Chairman, President
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- CEO
- Chairman
- President
- President & CEO of Connected
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- Technology Architecture & Innovation
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- Trustee / President & CEO, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority