Leadership

Our Leadership

Executive Leadership

Meet the executive leadership team at Children's Wisconsin. Our leadership consists of a team of physician and administrative leaders.

Gil Peri
President and Chief Executive Officer 		 Gil Peri
Jonathan Brouk
President and Chief Operating Officer for Children’s Wisconsin Hospitals  		 Jonathan Brouk
Harrison Burns
Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer 		 Harrison Burns
Marc Cadieux
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 		 Marc Cadieux, Chief Financial Officer
David Gourlay, MD
Surgeon-in-Chief
 		 David Gourlay
Michael Gutzeit, MD
President, Primary Care, Children's Wisconsin		 Michael Gutzeit, Children's WI Chief Medical Officer, VP Quality
Jason Jarzembowski, MD, PhD
Chief Executive Officer, Children's Specialty Group 
 		 Jason Jarzembowski, MD, Interm CEO, Children's Specialty Group
Nancy Korom, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President		 Nancy Korom, Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President
Benjamin Mansalis, MD
Senior Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer		 Ben Mansalis small
David Margolis, MD
Pediatrician-in-Chief		 Dave-Margolis
Meg Brzyski Nelson
Senior Vice President, Children's Wisconsin
President, Children's Wisconsin Foundation 		 Meg Brzyski Nelson sm
Mark Rakowski
Senior Vice President, Children's Wisconsin
President, Chorus Community Health Plans		 Mark Rakowski
Tom Shanahan
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer		 Tom Shanahan, Children's WI Human Resources Vice President
Leslie Tector
Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer		 Leslie Tector, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Karen Timberlake
Senior Vice President and President of Child Well-being 		 Karen Timberlake small 

Board of Directors

Children's Wisconsin is governed by a community board of directors. The board consists of business and community leaders with varying perspectives and expertise. They oversee the strategic and financial decisions that shape our future.

Children's Wisconsin is governed by a community board of directors. The board consists of business and community leaders with varying perspectives and expertise. They oversee the strategic and financial decisions that shape our future.

See the full list of Children’s Wisconsin board members.

  • Linda Benfield, Chair of the Board, Managing Partner
    Foley & Lardner LLP
  • Kimo Ah Yun, PhD
    Marquette University
  • Rupesh Agrawal, President and Chief Executive Officer
    Amla Commerce
  • Souheil Badran,
    U.S. Bancorp
  • Ken Bockhorst, President and Chief Executive Officer
    Badger Meter, Inc.
  • Deborah Costakos, MD, Dean of the School of Medicine
    Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Tina Chang, Chief Executive Officer
    SysLogic
  • Todd Endres, Chief Financial Officer
    Charter Manufacturing
  • Ivan Gamboa, Senior Vice President
    Tri City National Bank
  • Kaitie Gannett, Head of Investments (Family Office)
    Atlantic Harbor Group
  • David Gourlay, MD, Surgeon-In-Chief
    Children's Specialty Group
  • Kelly Grebe, Community Leader
  • Eve Hall, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer
    Milwaukee Urban League
  • Patrick Hammes, Managing Principal
    Hammes Partners
  • Michelle Janney, PhD, RN, FAAN,
    Indiana University Health (retired)
  • Jason Jarzembowski, MD, PhD, Chief Executive Officer
    Children’s Specialty Group
  • Xia Liu, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    WEC Energy Group
  • Dani Machata, Shareholder
    Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
  • Dave Margolis, MD, Department Chair for Pediatrics
    Children's Specialty Group
  • Gil Peri, President and Chief Executive Officer
    Children's Wisconsin
  • Jamie Purko, Chief Financial Officer
    SKYGEN USA
  • John R. Raymond, Sr., MD, President and Chief Executive Officer
    Medical College of Wisconsin
  • John Reichert, Vice Chair of the Board, Shareholder
    Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C.
  • Michael Sharkey,
    U.S. Venture, Inc.
  • Paul Sternlieb, President and Chief Executive Officer
    Enerpac Tool Group Corporation
  • Danny Thomas, MD MPH, President of Children's Wisconsin Medical Staff
    Children's Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Stacey Walthers Naffah, President
    William K. Walthers, Inc.
  • Ross Williams, COO, Global Investment Banking
    Baird Advisors