Michael Riordan

Michael Riordan joined Premier Health as president and CEO in January 2022. A seasoned and successful health care leader with extensive experience with community partnerships, Mike is the first external candidate to lead Premier Health since its formation in 1995.

Mike brings progressive hospital and health care experience, including nearly 20 years in CEO leadership positions for prominent health systems across the United States, including the University of Chicago Medical Center and Greenville Health System/Prisma Health in Greenville, South Carolina. Immediately prior to joining Premier Health, Mike served as an Independent Director with Owens & Minor, as well as on the global health care solutions company’s Audit and Governance & Nominating Committees. In addition, he was tapped to be an adjunct senior advisor for McKinsey and Company’s Healthcare Systems and Services Practice.

Through his experience, Riordan developed systems that positively impacted the teams with which he has worked. He also brings knowledge of creating and leading organizational vision and direction.

Riordan earned a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts/English and a master’s degree in education/psychology from Columbia University in New York, as well as a master’s degree in health systems from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Additionally, he served three years as a lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps.