2010 Economic Forecast Luncheon

Biography
Leo Greenawalt
President and CEO
Washington State Hospital Association
Leo Greenawalt is President of the Washington State Hospital Association, a position he has held since 1981. Previously, he was Vice President in the Government Affairs Division of the Michigan Hospital Association and Vice President of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA). Leo began his career as a hospital CEO in Oklahoma, and at two different times, served in public policy positions in Washington, D.C. For the American Hospital Association (AHA), Leo has served on the Board of Trustees and on a number of other committees. Leo received formal recognition for his work on expanding access for the uninsured from the Group Health Community Foundation and the American Hospital Association. Leo is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, from which he received the Gold Medal Award in 1999. He has also been active in the Healthcare Forum. Leo has a law degree and a Master's in medical and hospital administration. He attended Georgetown University School of Law, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Notre Dame. His entire career has focused on public policy. Leo enjoys both the internal debate in developing policy positions and the politics and strategy of implementing them.