CYNTHIA LEE

Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy and Growth Development Officer

Ms. Lee is responsible for Sutter Health’s development and oversight of an enterprise-wide strategic vision, market expansion and growth initiatives, business development, and merger and acquisition opportunities. She also leads an annual strategic planning cycle dedicated to setting new and evolved organizational opportunities, including product and network development and the implementation of system-wide strategic initiatives.  In partnership with clinical leadership, she leads our ambulatory and service line development and diversification portfolio. Ms. Lee has been with Sutter Health for more than 15 years in a variety of roles, including most recently as Vice President, Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer. Her past professional experience also includes serving as Vice President, Delivery System Strategy at Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan. In that role, Ms. Lee was responsible for overall care delivery strategy, annual capital planning, financial forecasting, and health plan and care delivery expansion for the Northern California region. She also founded and led a consulting firm specializing in strategic planning and business development ventures for health care organizations. Ms. Lee is a Carol Emmott Fellow. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work and Healthcare Administration from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master of Public Administration degree from California State University.