Michael Krug, SPHR
- Chief Human Resources Officer, Hoag
Michael Krug serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer at Hoag Health, where he champions the well-being and development of over 9,000 employees. He leads the charge on people operations and human capital strategies across Hoag’s extensive network in Orange County, California, which includes 3 acute-care hospitals, 11 health centers and 18 urgent care facilities.
Before Hoag, Michael worked at high-growth start-ups, such as SpaceX and DivX (IPO in 2006), where he developed a track record of success, driving operational efficiencies and building scalable talent acquisition solutions across NAM, LATAM, APAC, and EMEA markets. Michael joined Hoag in 2010, at a critical point in the organization’s history, to help transform its recruiting capabilities to support Meaningful Use EMR adoption and grow the newly developed Hoag Hospital Irvine campus.
Michael is a Fellow with the Advisory Board (a leading healthcare-focused strategic research organization), a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), a graduate of Wharton’s Executive Development Program (EDP) and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and an MBA from the Walker School of Business & Technology at Webster University.
Michael is a Girl Dad to twins Harper & Eva (8 y/o), a proud veteran of the United States Navy, an avid triathlete, and a two-time 70.3 Ironman World Championship Qualifier (2021/2022).