Deborah Trautman

Deborah Trautman has a wealth of experience in healthcare and nursing leadership. Deborah most recently served as the Chief Executive Officer of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) since 2014. Prior to that, they held the position of Executive Director of the Center for Health Policy and Healthcare Transformation at Johns Hopkins Hospital from 2009 to 2014. Earlier in their career, they were a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow in the United States House of Representatives. Deborah also worked at Johns Hopkins Medicine Howard County Hospital as the Vice President of Patient Care in 2007, and they began their career at Johns Hopkins Hospital as the Director of Nursing, a position they held from 1993 until 2007.

Deborah Trautman earned their PhD in Health Policy from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Prior to that, they obtained their Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from the University of Pittsburgh and their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from West Virginia Wesleyan College. No specific dates are mentioned for the completion of their MSN and BSN degrees.