Tammy Capretta

Tammy Capretta is the Chief Transformation & Risk Officer at Keck Medicine of USC. Tammy has also worked as a Teaching Assistant with the USC Trojan Marching Band and as a Research Student Worker with the USC Davis School of Gerontology.

Tammy Capretta has been working in the field of healthcare for many years. Tammy started their career as a Research Student Worker with the USC Davis School of Gerontology, where they flew to San Francisco and presented to the California Task Force on Family Caregiving on existing caregiving-related task forces throughout the country, contributed to the paper on financial compensation for family caregivers (presented to the Task Force during the June 2017 meeting), created a caregiver compensation infographic (linked below), wrote a paper on integrated approaches in healthcare (presented to the Task Force during the November 2017 meeting), and co-authored a paper on the Task Force's strategies (accepted for publication in 2018 by the Journal of Aging and Social Policy). All Task Force publications may be viewed on the California Task Force on Family Caregiving website (linked below).

In August 2016, Tammy Capretta began working as a Teaching Assistant with the USC Trojan Marching Band. In this role, they recruited, trained, and managed the silks section, including coordinating the USC Silks in all halftime performances, working with the other Teaching Assistants to adjust section movements during shows, supervising their section during trips to away games, and coaching members during practices. The job required extensive teamwork among leadership to coordinate the 300-person band's movements on and off the field. One of Tammy's all-time favorite experiences was performing in the band's Star Wars show (linked below).

Tammy Capretta is currently Chief Transformation & Risk Officer at Keck Medicine of USC. In this role, they are responsible for leading and overseeing all aspects of enterprise risk management and insurance for Keck Medicine of USC, which includes developing and implementing enterprise risk management strategies, identifying and managing enterprise risks, procuring and managing insurance coverage, and overseeing workers' compensation and self-insurance programs.

Tammy Capretta has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, a Master's Degree in Health/Health Care Administration/Management from USC's Sol Price School of Public Policy, and a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Aging from USC's Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. Tammy also has a Minor in Organizational Leadership and Management from USC's Marshall School of Business.

Their manager is Rodney B. Hanners, CEO. Some of their coworkers include Jeannine Taylor - Deputy General Counsel, Eric Strucko - CFO, and Smitha Ravipudi - CEO, USC Care & CEO Ambulatory Care Services.