Hannah Shirkey is a dynamic healthcare executive with extensive experience in leading transformational change, fostering board alignment and driving operational excellence across multisite hospital systems. As the founder of Blue Ocean Curiosity, LLC, based in Bozeman, MT, Shirkey provides executive coaching and strategic consulting to healthcare clients, empowering CEOs and CFOs to lead with intentionality. Her expertise spans CEO and board consulting on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), strategic planning, and fostering leadership development for long-term organizational success.

Prior to founding Blue Ocean Curiosity, Shirkey served as vice president of Regional Services at Billings Clinic, where she oversaw seven Montana hospitals, multiple clinics and outreach locations. Her leadership was instrumental in strengthening the region’s rural healthcare delivery system through joint ventures, virtual care solutions and the strategic expansion of the Bozeman campus. Responsible for hospital CEOs and 1,800 regional associates, Shirkey aligned leadership teams and boards through strategic planning efforts, resulting in enhanced business operations and improved clinical care delivery.

Throughout her career, Shirkey has held various leadership roles, including chief financial officer at Wapiti Medical Group and vice president of Physician Alignment at Centura Health Physician Group. In these roles, she led efforts to restructure teams, implement innovative solutions and drive strategic growth. With a background in finance and strategy, her expertise includes turnaround operations and relationship-driven business development. Shirkey is committed to advancing leadership excellence in healthcare.