Tim Porter-O'Grady, PhD, EdD, RN, FAAN - Tim Porter-O'Grady Associates - Emory University, Georgia

Dr. Tim Porter-O'Grady has been involved in health care for 33 years.  He has served in many positions from clinical provider to both hospital and health service executive in a variety of health services and is a principle in an international health consulting practice. He is currently Senior Partner of Tim Porter-O’Grady Associates, an international health consulting practice specializing in health systems futures, governance leadership and conflict issues.  He also serves as an associate professor on the graduate faculty of Emory University in Atlanta. Dr. Porter-O'Grady holds degrees in nursing, clinical administration, learning behavior and health systems.  He has done post-doctoral work in aging and is a certified clinical specialist in gerontology.  He is a graduate of the Harvard University conflict management program and is certified by the Supreme Court’s Office of Dispute Resolution as a registered mediator and arbitrator.

Dr. Porter-O'Grady has written over 145 journal articles and book chapters and has published thirteen books (4 of which have won the AJN health care management, “Book of the Year” award). He has consulted with over 700 hospitals and health care agencies internationally and has spoken in 1750 health-related settings in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia.  Dr. Porter-O'Grady is listed in seven different categories of Who's Who in America, serves on seven health care journal editorial boards and is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences and a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.

Dr. Porter-O'Grady has served on a number of community and national boards and has been an elected officer in a variety of health related agencies and organizations. He has been a health systems expert for the National Health Policy Council, governing board member Franciscan Health System, Vice-Chair of the governing board of Catholic Health East, President of the Georgia Nurses Foundation, and Chair of the Board of AID Atlanta, among many others.

Dr. Porter-O'Grady has focused his professional work on health systems innovation and creativity as applied to the design and delivery of health services. He is considered an expert on health futures and innovative health service models. He has a strong commitment to building health communities and facilitating the partnerships necessary to sustain them.

Kathy Malloch, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN - Kathy Malloch Associates - Arizona State University, Arizona

Dr. Kathy Malloch is a recognized expert in leadership and the development of effective contemporary systems of care. Fueled by intense commitment and passion for nurses and nursing, Kathy has created tools and models designed to measure workload and patient acuity based on standards of care and nurse expertise rather than numerical indicators. Her commitment to the advancement of nursing leads her to participate significantly in nursing education and health policy arenas. Students at ASU College of Nursing flock to her course on Health Care Systems and evaluate it highly. The nursing community in Arizona acknowledges her as one of its top leaders and applauds her participation in the Governor’s Task Force on the Nursing Shortage and the Arizona State Board of Nursing, which she has served two terms as president.

In addition she co-created the “Taxonomy of Error Root Cause Analysis Protocol”, (TERCAP) with the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, a seminal contribution to the national error management effort. 

Kathy has published extensively in proctored health journals.   Her textbook “Quantum Leadership” co-authored with Tim Porter-O’Grady is a best seller and is currently used in over 60 graduate programs. She is sought after as a consultant and has worked with many large health systems on issues of shared leadership, workload and organizational effectiveness. 

Dr. Kathy Malloch is president of Kathy Malloch & Associates, a national healthcare consulting firm providing innovative leadership and insight into effective systems, decision making, futures strategy, and new model creation.

Prior to her focus on consulting and education, she held positions of staff nurse, nurse manager, director of nursing, and Vice President for Patient Care Services.

Dr. Malloch is a graduate of Wayne State University, College of Nursing, received an MBA from Oakland University and a PhD in nursing from the University of Colorado.

Currently Dr. Malloch also serves as:

• Vice President of the Arizona State Board of Nursing
• Senior Consultant for Tim Porter-O'Grady Associates
• Faculty Arizona State University, College of Nursing
• Chair, Practice Breakdown Committee, National Council of State Board of Nursing
• Consultant to Banner Estrella Medical Center in the design of their hospital of the future.