Karen Murphy, Ph.D., RN
Karen M. Murphy currently serves as Senior Advisor to the President of Risant. Previously, she served as EVP/Chief Innovation and Digital Transformation Officer at Geisinger. Prior to Geisinger, Karen served as Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health, the State’s highest-ranking health official and a member of the Governor’s cabinet. Among other positions, Karen also served as the Director of the State Innovation Models Initiative at CMMI and President and CEO of Moses Taylor Health System. Karen is affiliated with several health care organizations, including the Healthcare Innovations Professional Society, Node Health Global Advisory Council, Health Velocity Capital, and the University of Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute for Economics. She is a member of the board of directors for WVIA, Scranton and MTM, St. Louis. Karen holds a PhD in Business Administration from Temple University and a BS from the University of Scranton, as well as an MBA, RN, and Clinical Faculty in Medicine appointment at Geisinger. Karen’s numerous awards for her groundbreaking achievements including Top 25 Women Leaders in Healthcare, Sharp Index Innovation Leader Award, Women Power Players in Health IT, 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives, and Changemaker in Healthcare Information and Management Society.