Deborah M. O’Brien

Deb joined CRJ as President and CEO in September 2020. She has over 25 years of experience in management and executive leadership through her work with The Providence Center, Rhode Island Hospital, and South Shore Mental Health Center in Charlestown, Rhode Island. Before joining CRJ, she led many innovative programs and services at the intersection of healthcare delivery, integrated behavioral health, and primary care to address recovery services across Rhode Island, including partnering with police departments to embed clinicians in response teams and to provide clinical services in the Providence Schools. She has both a nursing degree and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Rhode Island.