Reza Kaleel

Mr. Kaleel has served as Chief Executive for Kadlec since January 2019. He originally joined the Kadlec team in July 2016 as Chief Administrative Officer for Kadlec Regional Medical Center, relocating from Grand Junction, Colorado, where he served five years as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. Reza has worked in health care administration since 1997, beginning his career in strategic planning and finance before steadily working his way up through various leadership roles in health system operations. Prior to living in Colorado, he spent 20 years in San Antonio, Texas, most recently serving as Administrator for a hospital in the CHRISTUS system. Reza holds a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration and bachelor’s degree in Economics from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas and is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Over the course of his career, he has enjoyed the challenge of bringing diverse groups of talented and committed people together to solve important challenges and feels that working in health care is a lifelong career calling.