Betsy Chapin Taylor, FAHP 
CEO, Accordant

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Betsy Chapin Taylor, FAHP, is an award-winning author, speaker, and consultant drawing on 30 years of experience in healthcare, philanthropy, and board governance. Betsy serves as CEO of the healthcare consulting firm, Accordant, which focuses on advancing board governance and philanthropy. Betsy’s work is frequently featured in The Governance Institute’s BoardRoom Press as well as other industry publications including Healthcare Executive, Modern Healthcare, STAT, Wharton Healthcare Quarterly, FierceHealthFinance, Becker’s Hospital Review, and more. In addition to leading Accordant, Betsy is a faculty member for The Governance Institute, a faculty member for the American College of Healthcare Executives, and a frequent speaker at conferences in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia. She received a master’s in journalism from Columbia University in New York and an M.B.A. from the University of Georgia.

Governance Consulting Services

• Board Education/Retreats
  • A variety of topics from evolving trends and issues in healthcare and governance to facilitating design thinking sessions and other interactive work with boards
• Board Design, Structure, and Function
  • Includes reconciliation and consolidation of organizational structures
• Board Member Roles and Responsibilities 
  
• Member Selection, Recruitment, and Onboarding
• Board Evaluation 
• Board Experience 
• Board/CEO Partnership