Joan Bachleitner

Joan Bachleitner currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Growth Officer at SSM Health, with systemwide responsibilities for Strategy, Marketing and Communications, and Digital Health shared services since December 2021. Prior to this role, Joan held the position of Chief Strategy Officer at Ascension Wisconsin from November 2016 to December 2021, where responsibilities included developing growth strategies across multiple health systems and addressing health inequity. Joan's earlier career at SSM Health included various leadership roles in strategic development and business integration. Joan also practiced law in commercial real estate prior to entering the healthcare sector, working at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP and Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. Joan Bachleitner earned a JD from the University of Wisconsin Law School and a BA in Behavioral Science & Law from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.