Deb Cathcart is a renowned healthcare executive with a distinguished professional experience, focused on driving innovation in healthcare operations. With specialties in healthcare, nursing operations, leadership, and maternal-child health, she is recognized as a strategic leader in maximizing profitability, improving patient family experience, and operational efficiency. Deb holds a Doctorate of Nursing Practice in Nursing-Healthcare Innovation and Leadership from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, where she also completed her Master's Degree in Nursing - Education and Maternal Child Nursing. She also studied nursing at Augsburg College.

Deb has held various leadership roles within the healthcare sector, including Chief Nurse Executive, Vice-President of Nursing, and directorial positions at the University of Minnesota Health and Fairview Health Services. Her experience spans value-based purchasing, quality cost experience, healthcare & care team innovations, patient-centered care, new hospital design, workflow process improvement, affordable care, accountable care act, provider relations, and P&L management. She is also skilled in talent management, employee engagement, and staff development for critical care, blood marrow transplant, acute care nursing - adult, emergency and behavioral spiritual health, mothers & children's, and dialysis.

A former System Director of Perinatal and Women's Services at Fairview Health Services, Deb played a critical role in building new service areas, strategic planning, and developing academic partnerships.