Cindy Bo

Cindy Bo SVP, Delaware Valley Strategy & Business Development for Nemours Children’s Health System

Ms. Cindy Bo has worked in healthcare strategy for over 23 years, ranging across the provider, payor and life sciences sectors. She is named by the Becker's Hospital Review in 2017, 2016 and 2015 as one of the top 130 women hospital and health system leaders to know in the United States. She is named as one of 2017 Delaware Today Top Women in Business Honorees. She is also a TEDx Speaker as well as a speaker in national conference such as Becker’s and the Children’s Hospital Association.

Cindy has expertise in strategic planning, business development, mergers and acquisitions and finance transformation. She has worked collaboratively with executive leaders across the healthcare industry to improve the viability of healthcare delivery and management of population health. Currently, she is the Senior Vice President, Delaware Valley Strategy & Business Development for Nemours Children’s Health System, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. At Nemours, she manages the strategies and business development processes in support of new growth and integration opportunities for both the hospital and practice in the Delaware Valley. She also develops new strategic partnerships with clinical partners and other healthcare vendors. Cindy drives the business planning and strategic growth process for clinical services and programs. A few examples are the Nemours Cardiac Center; Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders; Orthopedics (Spine); Mother/ Baby (Perinatal / Fetal Cardiac / Advanced Delivery Program); Solid Organ Transplantation; Behavior Health and Lymphatics Disorders Strategies. Cindy co-leads the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital Survey for the enterprise. She also structures practice acquisitions and identifies new practices / sites.  She is also overseeing Global Health Services / International Strategy and the Office of Health Equity and Inclusion. Having found the Value-Based Services Organization four years ago, Cindy is continuing to work with leadership to help Nemours transition to value and population health, driving health equity for all patients we care for.

Cindy is currently also the Nemours Enterprise Leader for the Diversity, anti-Racism, Inclusion, Value and Equity (DRIVE) Strategy. DRIVE strives to create an environment of inclusive excellence valuing all associates and empowering them to address racism, health equity and social justice to create the healthiest generations of children. She leads a task force of 100+ Associates from all over Nemours, enterprise wide that manage eight work streams to drive impact for not only our 8,500+ Associates but also our external stakeholders. Eight work streams include Pipeline, Child and Family Impact; Education, Development and Programming; Recruitment and Onboarding; Associate Engagement and Retention; Policies, Processes and Culture; Community Engagement and Health; Research and National Prominence; and Marketing and Communications. To date, there has been transformational culture change for Nemours to be an anti-racism organization.

Prior to joining Nemours, she was a Senior Manager and an Ellen Gabriel Fellow at Deloitte, in the Healthcare M&A Practice. At Deloitte, she led the strategic transformation for large regional health systems; led the M&A deals for national and regional health plans, health systems and pharmacy benefit managers; and led revenue cycle management for major provider systems around the US. Cindy was also a Director at Novartis, leading the Business Planning & Analysis, Center of Excellence where she managed the strategic planning for Novartis’ North American Primary Care portfolio.

Cindy is an Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellow, Malcolm Baldrige Executive Fellow and a graduate of the Disparities Leadership Program, working with Massachusetts General Hospital. She is also an Aspen Institute Spotlight Health Scholar as part of the 2016 Aspen Ideas Festival. She is also an appointed Member by Governor John Carney on the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council (DEFAC). Cindy is currently serving on several distinguished Boards. She is a Board Member for The Clinic for Special Children in Strasburg, PA; Mercy Health Mercy Kids Board of Trustees; the American Lung Association for the Mid-Atlantic; and the Delaware Center for Health Innovation (DCHI). She currently volunteers for the Nemours Children’s Health System, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children and the Ronald McDonald House of Delaware. In the past, she has volunteered for City Year in Philadelphia, PA; Dekalb Community Service Board in Atlanta, GA; and The William J. Clinton Foundation in New York, NY.

On the personal side, she is a runner and swimmer, writes children’s stories, creates greeting cards, bakes and enjoys spending time with her husband, David, and sons, Matthew (age 21) and Lucas (age 7).

Cindy has earned her MBA, with high distinction and honors, from Columbia Business School and her BS, summa cum laude, from Binghamton University School of Management.

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