Glenn D. Steele, Jr.

Glenn D. Steele, Jr., MD, PhD, is chair of xG Health Solutions. He is also vice chair of the Health Transformation Alliance. From 2001–2014, he served as president and chief executive officer of Geisinger Health System. He arrived at Geisinger from the University of Chicago, where he served as Richard T. Crane Professor in the department of surgery, vice president for medical affairs, and dean of the biological sciences division at the Pritzker School of Medicine.

Prior to that, he was the William V. McDermott Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, president and chief executive officer of Deaconess Professional Practice Group and chairman of the department of surgery at New England Deaconess Hospital.

Widely recognized for his investigations into the treatment of primary and metastatic liver cancer and colorectal cancer surgery, Dr. Steele is past chairman of the American Board of Surgery. He serves on the editorial board of numerous prominent medical journals. His investigations have focused on the cell biology of gastrointestinal cancer and pre-cancer. Most recently, he has concentrated on innovations in healthcare delivery and financing. A prolific writer, he is the author or co-author of more than 460 scientific and professional articles.