Diana Hendel

Dr. Diana Hendel is a healthcare executive with more than 25 years of experience leading at all levels of complex organizations. She served as CEO of one of the largest hospital complexes on the US West Coast and has held key leadership roles in the California Children’s Hospital Association, Hospital Association of Southern California, and the Southern California Leadership Council. She has also served as chair of the Greater Long Beach Chamber of Commerce and as the Leader-in-Residence at the Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership at California State University Long Beach.

Diana has spoken at numerous regional and national conferences on the topics of healthcare and leadership and presented at TEDx SoCal in 2011 (“Childhood Obesity: Small Steps, Big Change”). She earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences from UC Irvine and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from UC San Francisco.

Currently, Diana is the Senior Partner at Partnership Advantage, a consulting firm dedicated to helping individuals and teams achieve optimal performance and cultivate strong and healthy organizational cultures.