WAEL BARSOUM
President & Chief Transformation Officer, Healthcare Outcomes Performance Co. (HOPCo), Fort Lauderdale
Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company (HOPCo) provides multi-specialty musculoskeletal services, with a goal of lowering cost while improving outcomes and patient experience. HOPCo employs about 1,500. A chemistry and religion major in college, Barsoum says his evolution from clinician to executive was unintentional. He began his career as a surgeon and progressed to CEO and president of Cleveland Clinic Florida. He joined HOPCo in 2020.
| EDUCATION | Case Western Reserve University (BA), Ohio State University (MD) |
| SOMETHING SURPRISING | I am a pilot and fly quite frequently. I enjoy both flying the plane and being a passenger on commercial flights. |
| ADMIRES | Mike Maroone. He is the epitome of not only a gifted businessman but also very committed to his family and community. |
| READING | Billion Dollar Whale, by Tom Wright and Bradley Hope |