Ryan Gish

Ryan is a Managing Director of Kaufman Hall and a member of the firm’s Strategy & Business Transformation practice. Mr. Gish works with executive leadership teams and boards of all types of hospitals and health systems nationwide. The strategic advisory focus is on helping organizations address the most pressing industry challenges through defining and implementing resilient strategies for the changing healthcare landscape. The result for clients is a platform for their ongoing strategic and financial success.

Ryan has authored numerous articles published in healthcare professional journals, including HFM magazine, BoardRoom Press and Trustee. Additionally, Mr. Gish was a contributing author for Health Care Strategy for Uncertain Times, published by AHA Press/Jossey Bass. Ryan is a frequent presenter at national conferences of the American College of Healthcare Executives, The Governance Institute, Healthcare Financial Management Association and the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development (SHSMD). Additionally, he has served as guest faculty at Harvard University, Washington University in St. Louis and The University of Southern California.

He has an MBA with honors from the John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis and a BS, cum laude, also from Washington University. He previously served six years on the SHSMD Board of Directors.