Hennepin Healthcare System Board of Directors
This is a consequential opportunity to serve on the Board of one of Minnesota's premier public safety net and teaching health systems. Hennepin Healthcare plays a vital role in providing access to exceptional care, serving complex patient populations, educating health professionals, and advancing the health of communities across Hennepin County and beyond.
The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners is currently serving as the governing body of Hennepin Healthcare, and will appoint a new Hennepin Healthcare Board by January 15, 2027. The new Board will help guide Hennepin Healthcare from a period of financial stabilization into its next chapter of long-term strategy, while maintaining rigorous attention to quality, safety, workforce, community trust, and public accountability.
The County’s consultant kpCompanies is recruiting a minimum of 11 non-commissioner directors, bringing together accomplished leaders and essential community voices to build a complementary Board equipped to govern this important public institution.
We’re Looking For Someone Who Has:
- Senior experience in one or more of: hospital and health system administration, finance and audit, business management and executive leadership, law and enterprise risk, or health equity and public health policy
- Demonstrated fiduciary or governance experience, with an understanding of the distinction between board oversight and organizational management
- For community and patient/consumer perspective candidates: deep lived, professional, civic, or organizational ties to the communities HHS serves, or direct experience as a patient, family member, or consumer of the HHS system
Search partner contact: Miquel McMoore · miquel@kpcompanies.com · 612-600-5658
This is a public appointment; information may be subject to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.
Step Into Meaningful Work
Hennepin Healthcare's mission is to partner with its community, patients, and families to ensure access to outstanding care for everyone while improving health and wellness through teaching, patient and community education, and research. Minnesota Statutes, section 383B.903, establishes a Board of 11 to 15 directors, including two Hennepin County commissioners. At least 75 percent of the remaining directors must bring expertise in areas such as hospital administration, business management, law, health equity, or other relevant experience.
We are seeking a complementary group of leaders whose collective expertise, judgment, lived experience, and community connections reflect the complexity of Hennepin Healthcare and the people it serves. No one candidate is expected to bring every qualification. Professional expertise and essential community perspectives are vitally important to building the complete Board. kpCompanies will conduct initial candidate screening. First-round interviews are expected in October 2026 with a team of county and hospital senior leaders. Finalists will participate in second-round interviews with county and HHS leaders, including commissioners. The final selection and appointment decision rests with the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners.
Compensation
Board service has historically been unpaid; approved expenses may be reimbursed.
Term
Initial terms are expected to be staggered to support continuity.
Meetings
The Board has historically met at least six times per year, plus an annual public meeting typically held near the end of the calendar year.
They Trusted Us
Hennepin County chose kpCompanies for a search that must build a complete, complementary Board, balancing professional expertise with essential community perspectives. As a national executive search, board recruitment, and leadership advisory firm based in Minneapolis, kpCompanies conducts this search through its Exceptional Talent Match™ Process, refined over more than 20 years. The firm has placed more than 1,000 leaders, and 80 percent of its clients return for another search.
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What They’re Saying
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