The Clarium Strategic Council

Aaron Miri is the Chief Digital & Innovation Officer and executive vice president at Baptist Health. Miri is responsible for developing the strategic technology vision of Baptist Health and leading the team charged with the implementation and effective adoption of technology solutions. Dr. Miri has more than 25 years of health care and technology experience and serves as a thought leader on digital strategy both internally at Baptist Health and externally with the larger healthcare community.

Amanda Chawla is the Chief Supply Chain Officer at Providence. Chawla is a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of experience known for establishing a vision and designing strategies that support operational excellence, preeminent growth, and high-performing teams. She also serves as an advisory board member for the Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM).

Anika Gardenhire is the Chief Digital and Information Officer at Michigan Medicine. In her role, she leads the organization’s IT strategy and operations and guide implementation of Michigan Medicine’s multi-year information technology plan. Gardenhire has more than 20 years’ experience leading technology, digital strategy, data and cybersecurity functions, including a previous stint as Chief Digital and Transformation officer for Ardent Health.

Cheryl Matejka served as the Chief Financial Officer at Mercy, retiring in 2025 after more than 35 years of providing financial leadership in healthcare and 19 years at the large Missouri-based health system. At Mercy, Matejka provided strategic oversight for financial operations, revenue cycle, supply chain, outreach ministries and treasury services. In her last four years, she helped strengthen Mercy's finances, navigating regulatory and contractual changes and the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic before a planned transition to her successor.

Eric O'Daffer is a strategic advisor in the Healthcare Supply Chain, most recently as research vice president at Gartner. A supply chain lifer, O'Daffer’s focus is on the end-to-end healthcare supply chain with a true north of accelerating excellence in the healthcare supply chain. Eric has written more than 100 research notes on the healthcare supply chain, delivered 50+ conference presentations and taken over 4000 individual advisory calls with healthcare supply chain stakeholders. Mr. O’Daffer led Gartner’s Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 program for 15 years.

Mary Beth Lang is an accomplished healthcare transformation executive, independent board director, and strategic advisor with more than two decades of leadership experience across healthcare delivery, pharmacy, supply chain, value-based care, and healthcare technology innovation. Most recently, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer for Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation’s largest integrated payer-provider systems, supporting approximately 11.5 million members, 117 million annual prescriptions, and $17 billion in pharmaceutical spend.

Scott Becker, JD is the founder and publisher of Becker’s Healthcare, one of the most influential media platforms serving healthcare executives. Becker is also a longtime partner at McGuireWoods LLP, where he has advised healthcare organizations and investors for more than two decades.

Dr. Stephen Klasko is the former CEO of Jefferson Health, where he led the transformation of Jefferson into a nationally recognized academic health system while championing a bold vision for the future of healthcare delivery. He is widely regarded as one of healthcare’s most influential futurists, advocating for a shift toward more integrated, technology-enabled systems of care.


Dr. Toby Cosgrove served as CEO and President of Cleveland Clinic for more than two decades, leading one of the most influential health systems in the world and helping transform it into a global model for patient-centered care and operational excellence. Under his leadership, Cleveland Clinic expanded internationally while becoming widely recognized for its quality outcomes, innovation culture, and integrated operating model.