Karen Murphy

Dr. Karen Murphy is Executive VP, Chief Innovation Officer and Founding Director of the Steele Institute for Healthcare Innovation at Geisinger; and has worked to improve and transform healthcare delivery throughout her career in the public and private sectors. Before joining Geisinger, she served as Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health addressing the most significant health issues facing the state, including the opioid epidemic. Prior to her role as secretary, Dr. Murphy served as director of the State Innovation Models Initiative at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services leading a $990 million CMS investment designed to accelerate health care innovation across the country. An author and national speaker on health policy and innovation, Dr. Murphy also serves as a clinical faculty member at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.