Gayathri Sellakumar Jith, MPH, FACHE

• Senior Vice President, Hoag Clinic

Gayathri serves as Senior Vice President of Hoag Clinic, overseeing the physician platform for the health system.  She brings over 20 years of experience as a senior leader of health care institutions, including pediatric academic medical centers, nonprofit hospitals, medical groups and research institutions. Her expertise spans strategy, business development, operations, compliance, physician services, access, revenue cycle, facilities, and support services. 

Gayathri currently leads growth-oriented strategy, operations, managed services, and performance to support various medical groups and independent physician association at Hoag.  Previously, Gayathri served as Chief Operating Officer at Tacoma General Hospital, MultiCare Health system in Washington overseeing strategy, operations and service lines.  In California, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at one of the top 10 hospitals in the nation, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, overseeing service lines, physician practices and operations.  Prior to joining CHLA, she served as Senior Vice President of Strategy, Business Development and Ambulatory Services at Valley Presbyterian Hospital where she led health care reform efforts, oversaw the hospital’s strategic direction, physician network development, clinical service lines, grant programs, marketing and communications and ambulatory clinics.

Gayathri was honored as a Thomas C. Dolan Executive Diversity Program Scholar and was named as the San Fernando Business Journal’s Top “40 under 40.” Gayathri obtained a Master of Public Health degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry and Cell Biology from the University of California, San Diego. She is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and has served as adjunct faculty member at University of Southern California Sol School of Public Policy.