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Christopher a Gessner

Bod/Officer-President and CEO · Childrens Hospital Medical Center of Akron

Bod/Officer-President and CEO at Childrens Hospital Medical Center of Akron. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$1.5M

Who this is

Profile

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✓ Verified from filings
Reported as Bod/Officer-President and CEO of Childrens Hospital Medical Center of Akron, based in Akron, OH.
Received $1.5M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Christopher A. Gessner is President and Chief Executive Officer of Akron Children's Hospital Medical Center, leading the organization's two hospitals and numerous pediatric specialty services.

He joined Akron Children's in October 2021 after serving as president and CEO of UC Health's University of Colorado Hospital and holding senior executive roles at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh for nearly 20 years.

Compiled from public web sources (5 cited), grounded to the filed record.

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Career & tenure

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Tenure here
October 2021 – present

Affiliations

Organizations

Childrens Hospital Medical Center of Akron Bod/Officer-President and CEO · $1.5B revenue · Akron, OHCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF AKRON ("CHMCA") IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN THROUGH QUALITY PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH &…pay $1.4M → $1.5MFiled FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.5Mreported comp

Network

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Burn Surgeon · FY2024
$1.0M
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$1.0M
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