Executive Director

Overview

Executive Director for the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW) at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The role also carries the title of Associate Provost, reflecting AHW’s integral impact across MCW’s academic, research, clinical, and community engagement missions. Reporting to the Provost, the Executive Director provides leadership for AHW’s strategy, partnerships, programming, grants, and philanthropy, including stewardship of funds and oversight of grant expenditures, in collaboration with MCW’s President and CEO, institutional deans, and senior leaders to advance Wisconsin’s health priorities.

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is a leading health sciences education, research, and innovation institution with campuses in Milwaukee, Green Bay, and Central Wisconsin, and with a School of Graduate Studies and a School of Pharmacy. MCW anchors one of the nation’s premier academic health enterprises and is consistently ranked in the top third of U.S. medical schools for NIH funding.

MCW drives research, clinical excellence, and education across Wisconsin.

• Lead the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW) and oversee strategy, partnerships, programming, grants, and philanthropy, including stewardship of funds and grant expenditures.
• Work closely with MCW’s President and CEO, institutional deans, and senior leaders to advance Wisconsin’s health priorities and strengthen governance, accountability, and transparency of the Endowment.
• Drive statewide health impact by shaping investments in research, education, policy, public health, and community initiatives; lead strategic convenings; direct grantmaking and pilot initiatives; and foster new partnerships with payors, health systems, government, philanthropy, and communities.
• Ensure long-term vitality of the Endowment and maintain rigorous compliance and accountability.
• Provide visionary leadership to advance statewide health goals within a rapidly evolving healthcare and educational landscape.

• Must hold an MD, PhD, DO, or equivalent terminal degree and be eligible for MCW faculty appointment.
• Experience as a leader in academic medicine, health philanthropy, implementation science, research, public health, or related fields.
• Track record of strategic execution across health professions education, clinical practice, research, and community health; ability to engage diverse stakeholders and oversee complex philanthropic, research, educational, and public health portfolios.
• Strong ethical leadership, consensus-building, and impact-oriented communication; ability to navigate institutional, political, and regulatory environments with insight and tact.

Procedure for candidacy:
All applications, nominations and inquiries are invited. Confidential nominations and inquiries can be submitted via the MCW Executive Recruitment Nominations Form or directed to Amanda Steffens, Executive Faculty Recruitment, Medical College of Wisconsin via email. A formal application submission should include:

• Current CV (executive bio as supplement recommended)
• Letter of Interest describing:

In the letter, include:
Interest in the role; description of experience and leadership approach with examples demonstrating competencies such as emotional intelligence, development mindset, collaboration, inspiring trust, change leadership, effective communication, innovation, results orientation, and financial stewardship. Use specific examples and outcomes to illustrate leadership. Address a balance of professional accomplishments and leadership style.

Recommendations:
You do not need to address every competency in equal depth, but the letter should touch on each. Include specific examples and outcomes to demonstrate how you embody these competencies, and aim for a balance of professional accomplishments and leadership style.

MCW is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering an inclusive community and ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services without regard to protected characteristics. MCW emphasizes diversity, inclusion, and integrity in all its endeavors.

Milwaukee is a vibrant metropolitan area with a rich cultural scene and a variety of neighborhoods. MCW provides an overview of its campuses and community context to illustrate the environment in which this leadership role operates.

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