Our leadership

Children's Wisconsin is led by an independent board of directors made up of leaders from the medical, business, and civic communities. Our leadership consists of an executive team of physician and administrative leaders.

Executive leadership

Gil Peri President and Chief Executive Officer
Marc Cadieux Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Rainer Gedeit, MD Chief Medical Officer
David Gourlay, MD Surgeon-in-Chief
Michael Gutzeit, MD President, Primary Care, Children's Wisconsin
Jason Jarzembowski, MD, PhD Chief Executive Officer, Children's Specialty Group
Angela Johnson Chief Information Security Officer
Nancy Korom, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President
Benjamin Mansalis, MD Senior Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer
David Margolis, MD Pediatrician-in-Chief
Meg Brzyski Nelson Senior Vice President, Children's Wisconsin President, Children's Wisconsin Foundation
Mark Rakowski Senior Vice President, Children's Wisconsin President, Chorus Community Health Plans
Tom Shanahan Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Christopher Spahr, MD Chief Quality and Safety Officer
Leslie Tector Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Danny Thomas, MD President, Medical Staff
Karen Timberlake Senior Vice President and President of Child Well-being
Scott Turner Executive Vice President, Children's Wisconsin President and Chief Operating Officer, Children's Wisconsin Hospitals