Stephen Klasko, MD
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Biography
Stephen K. Klasko, MD, MBA, is an advocate for a transformation of healthcare and higher education. He has been a pioneer in using technology to build health assurance, not just sick care.
As president and CEO of Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health since 2013, Dr. Klasko has led one of the nation’s fastest-growing academic health institutions based on his vision of reimagining healthcare and higher education. Under his leadership, Jefferson Health expanded from 3 hospitals to 14, and the 2017 merger of Thomas Jefferson University with Philadelphia University created a preeminent professional university that includes fashion, design, architecture, and healthcare programs. He served as dean of two medical colleges and as leader of three academic health enterprises before becoming president and CEO at Jefferson.
As president and CEO of Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health since 2013, Dr. Klasko has led one of the nation’s fastest-growing academic health institutions based on his vision of reimagining healthcare and higher education. Under his leadership, Jefferson Health expanded from 3 hospitals to 14, and the 2017 merger of Thomas Jefferson University with Philadelphia University created a preeminent professional university that includes fashion, design, architecture, and healthcare programs. He served as dean of two medical colleges and as leader of three academic health enterprises before becoming president and CEO at Jefferson.
In 2020, Dr. Klasko was named the first Distinguished Fellow of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and will co-chair the WEF Board of Stewards for The Future of the Digital Economy and New Value Creation platform. For three years, he has been included on Modern Healthcare’s list of the Top 100 Most Influential People; in 2018, he tied for second place.
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