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Larry Mathis is the former Chief Executive Officer of The Methodist Health Care System based in Houston, Texas. The system has 16 member corporations, including The Methodist Hospital and 37 affiliated hospitals in the United States and abroad. Under Mathis' tenure, The Methodist Hospital was the recipient of the "Commitment to Quality Award"; was named in the 1993 edition of The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America; and was named in The Best Hospitals in America as one of the 64 most exceptional hospitals in the nation.
He has served his industry as chairman of the Boards of the Greater Houston Hospital Council, the Texas Hospital Association, the American Hospital Association, and his national professional society, the American College of Healthcare Executives. Mathis was named one of the top 25 healthcare executives in the nation by HealthWeek and one of the nations five best managers in non-profit health services by BusinessWeek. He is the recipient of the American College of Healthcare Executives' Gold Medal, his professions highest award for career achievement.
Mathis is a member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Governance and Nominating Committee, and a member of the Audit Committee of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed company headquartered in Cheshire, CT. From 1997 to 2003, he was a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Compensation Committee of Centerpulse, AG, a New York Stock Exchange-listed company based in Switzerland.
Prior to attending advanced management programs at Harvard University, Mathis received his Masters Degree in Health Administration from Washington University in St. Louis and his undergraduate degree from Pittsburg State University in Kansas.
