Don Taylor is President of Don Taylor Leadership, LLC, and an Adjunct Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center’s School of Public Health. He was most recently a professor of practice, Healthcare Leadership & Management and Director of the Alliance for Physician Leadership at UT Dallas. Don is a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel who has served for over 45 years in various roles in healthcare operations, strategy, and leadership. He has been the CEO of hospitals and served as the COO of USAF Academic Medical Center, Wilford Hall Medical Center (6000+ staff) in San Antonio. He also led the largest trauma hospital in Iraq in 2006 as the only non-physician commander (CEO). He has served as the Associate and Acting Director at various VA Medical Centers in Illinois, Texas, and Arizona. Recently, he served as the VP of Healthcare Administration for the HHS mission in Dallas. He also teaches emerging and senior leaders at UT Southwestern on leadership, strategy, health transformation, and value-based care. His speaking and workshop interests are physician well-being, leadership development, organizational culture, AI governance, and strategic alignment of our U.S. healthcare system. As a volunteer, he founded the Air Force Association’s Wounded Airman Program and served on their National Board of Directors supporting 100,000 members. He is also past Chairman of their Veteran and Retiree Council. He has published two books, first, The Quiet Heroes: Timeless Reflections of an American Airman, which shares the experience of a WWII veteran and his most recent is Healing which is focused on healing the healer. He also serves as Chairman of the Board for the Health Standards Institute Foundation, an organization developing ANSI standards for healthcare management. Don has a BS in Architecture from UT Arlington and a Master of Health Administration from Penn State. He lives in Southlake, Texas with his wife Judy Hoberman who is an author, speaker, and coach for executive women in leadership roles.