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Christine Schuster is a nationally recognized leader in healthcare administration with over 25 years of experience in strategic planning, financial management, and restructuring for-profit and non-profit organizations. Her career reflects a proven track record of success in managing financial and quality transformation initiatives in complex organizations with multiple stakeholders. She also brings deep corporate governance experience through leading and serving on health care, insurance, and energy industry boards.

Currently, Christine serves as President and CEO of Emerson Health, a $400M health system affiliated with MassGeneralBrigham. Under her leadership, Emerson has significantly improved financial and operating performance, while developing a strong strategy focused on outstanding quality and patient safety, medical staff growth, and regional expansion. Emerson Health consistently receives excellent quality ratings from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and has earned Leapfrog Top General Hospital status.

As President and CEO of Quincy Medical Center and Athol Memorial Hospital, Christine led successful financial and quality turnarounds. As Chief Operating Officer of the Tenet St. Vincent Healthcare System Extended Care Division, she improved the financial operations in preparation for divestiture. As a health care consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers, she focused on stabilizing finances and improving operations to preserve organizational value.

Christine has significant experience leading and serving on Boards and Committees, including executive, governance, nominating, audit, finance, and executive compensation. She serves on the Board of Directors of Unislink, a medical billing and revenue cycle management company, and MHA Solutions, a full-service insurance brokerage and consulting firm. She is currently the past-Chair of the MA Health and Hospital Association Board of Directors. Christine serves on the MA Health Policy Commission Advisory Board and the Clinical Advisory Board of Riverside Partners, a private equity firm focused on helping middle-market healthcare companies achieve their next level of success. She is co-founder and past Chair of the MA Value Alliance, a health system purchasing collaborative. Previously, Christine chaired the PowerOptions Board of Directors, the largest energy-purchasing consortium in New England. Governor Mitt Romney appointed her Chair of the MA Health, Education, and Financing Authority, and she served on Governor Deval Patrick’s Healthcare Transition team.

Christine has received numerous national, regional, and local leadership and businessperson of the year awards. She was named to Boston Magazine’s list of The Most Influential Bostonians for 2023-2025. For the past 7 years, Emerson Health was named to the Boston Globe/Women’s Edge Top 100 Women-led Businesses. Becker’s Hospital Review named her one of the Top 130 Hospital and System CEOs to Know. She serves as a Mentor for C-Suite Executives through the Boston Business Journal Mentoring Program. She is a frequent speaker at industry events on a wide variety of health care and business topics.