Karyn DiGiorgio, RN MS

Karyn DiGiorgio, RN MS has extensive work experience in healthcare, particularly in collaboration, leadership, and improving patient outcomes. Karyn is currently the Chief Collaboration Officer at Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative since 2018. Previously, from 2013 to 2018, they served as the Executive Director and Associate and Interim Director at UC Center for Health Quality and Innovation, University of California Office of the President.

Before that, Karyn worked as a Program Officer at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation-Betty Irene Moore Nursing Initiative (BIMNI) from 2009 to 2013. In this role, they developed and managed a $30M portfolio of grants aimed at improving inpatient care and transitional care planning.

Karyn also has experience as an Emergency Department Discharge Coordinator at UCSF Medical Center from 2006 to 2009. Their responsibilities included managing patients' healthcare requirements, coordinating services and tests, and facilitating communication with patients and caregivers to reduce unnecessary ED use and avoidable admissions.

Additionally, Karyn worked as an Intern in the Digital Health Division at Intel Corporation in 2008, focusing on healthcare information technology products. Karyn also pursued a graduate degree at University California San Francisco School of Nursing from 2006 to 2008.

Their career in healthcare began as an RN in the Emergency Department at UCSF from 2002 to 2006. In this role, they provided high-quality patient care, including patient teaching and coordination with other hospital departments.

Overall, Karyn DiGiorgio, RN MS has a diverse background in healthcare, with a focus on collaboration, leadership, and improving patient outcomes.

Karyn DiGiorgio, RN MS, obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Georgetown University. Karyn then pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in Interior Design from Drexel University from 1985 to 1988. Later, they were enrolled at the University of California, San Francisco from 2006 to 2008, where they earned a Master of Science (MS) degree in Health Policy/Nursing.