CEO Arrivals

Weinstein to helm health care accreditation group

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) announced Debra Weinstein has been appointed president and CEO of the $74M-revenue group, effective Jan. 1, 2025. She will succeed Thomas J. Nasca, who will step down at year end following a 17-year tenure.

“Dr. Weinstein’s distinction in the field is evidenced by her being honored with the ACGME Parker Palmer Courage to Lead and John C. Gienapp Awards,” said ACGME Board of Directors Chair Claudia Wyatt-Johnson. “These accolades are a testament to her exceptional leadership, and it is this leadership, coupled with her many contributions to GME, that will bring immense value to the public, the profession, and the outstanding ACGME team.”

Weinstein is currently executive vice dean for academic affairs and professor of learning health sciences and internal medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School, as well as chief academic offer for Michigan Medicine. Previously, she was vice president for graduate medical education at health care system Mass General Brigham. She was also an associate professor of medicine at Harvard University. 

She has a bachelor’s degree in music from Wellesley College and a medical degree from Harvard Medical School. 

Landers named inaugural leader of health care alliance 

The newly merged NAHC-NHPCO Alliance announced Steven Landers has been appointed the group’s first CEO. The Alliance, which consists of the $10M-revenue National Association for Home Care & Hospice and the $11M-revenue National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, completed an affiliation agreement in June.

“Dr. Landers’ rich and diversified experience makes him the ideal candidate to lead our membership as our organization evolves,” said Alliance Transition Board Vice Chair Melinda Gruber. “Working alongside community health workers and within our patients’ homes, he understands what we need as frontline caregivers and advocates.”

Landers most recently founded and is president of Landers StratAGEy, a consulting and advisory company. Previously, he was president and CEO of Hebrew SeniorLife, a Harvard Medical School affiliate organization that provides health care to adults 62 and older. Landers is also the former president and CEO of VNA Health Group, where he spent 11 years, and director of the Center for Home Care and Community Rehabilitation for the Cleveland Clinic. 

He has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Indiana University Bloomington and a medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland Ohio. 

Russell Reynolds Associates assisted in the search.

Staff Arrivals

BSA | The Software Alliance—Heather Curry has joined $22M-revenue BSA as senior director of state advocacy. She joins the group from public policy think tank Goldwater Institute, where she spent five years as director of strategic engagement. Earlier in her career, she spent nearly seven years at the Cato Institute. 

Internet Society—John Perrino has joined the $43M-revenue Internet Society as a senior policy and advocacy expert. He was previously a policy analyst at the Stanford Internet Observatory, where he spent nearly three years. He has also worked for public relations firm the Glen Echo Group and the George Washington University.

National Turkey Federation—Alex Davidson has joined $4M-revenue NTF as senior director of public affairs. He previously spent nearly five years at the Beer Institute, where he was director of public affairs. Earlier in his career, he worked in the U.S. House of Representatives as communications director for the late Rep. Paul Mitchell (R-Mich.).