Rod Brace, PhD

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Founding Partner
Relia Healthcare Advisors

Biography

Rod Brace, PhD, is a founding partner, Relia Advisors LLC, Houston, which provides expertise in high reliability organizational models, organizational model/culture assessment and design, leadership development and governance board assessments and strategies, including governance/management interventions.
 
Dr. Brace most recently retired as regional president/chief learning officer for the Memorial Hermann Health System, Houston. He served 30 years in operational positions, including chief regional operations officer and hospital CEO/COO in nonprofit and investor-owned health systems.
 
Rod is an executive coach, national speaker, author and faculty member at both The University of Alabama at Birmingham and ACHE. He also holds an MBA and PhD in management, with a research emphasis in employee engagement, organizational cultures and leadership.