Robert Malte
Lecturer, Health Systems and Population Health
CEO Emeritus, Evergreen Health
303-941-5285 | rhmalte7@uw.edu
Box 357660
WA
Research Interests
Executive leadership; community engagement; career development
Bio
Robert (Bob) Malte MBA is a member of the University of Washington Graduate Program Health Service Administration faculty.
Bob served as the CEO of EvergreenHealth, a nationally ranked health care system located in Kirkland Washington, from 2010-2018. In 2018, he joined the UW MHA faculty, capping a 40-year health management career to help teach and prepare the next generation of health care leaders.
His academic interests include strategy, leadership, organizational systems, and governance. He has a particular passion for the use of case studies in the courses he teaches. In addition to the courses he teaches, Bob serves on the MHA Education Committee and leads the program’s Case Competition process.
He previously served as president and CEO of Exempla Lutheran Medical Center in Denver and also held senior leadership positions with ThedaCare, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Loyola University Medical Center and Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
Bob served on multiple boards, including the Washington State Hospital Association, where he is a past Board chair. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Lake Washington Institute of Technology and the Kirkland Performance Center. He holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a Certificate in Lean Management.
Education
MBA University of Chicago, 1982
BA Economics, Ripon College, 1976
Academic Programs and Affiliations
News
Spokane-area hospitals post prices online under federal directive criticized as imperfect
The Spokesman-Review, 01/29/2019
Health care leader joins SPH’s health administration program
SPH News, 10/31/2018
Health care leader joins MHA program
, 10/16/2018