Martha H. Marsh
Director Since: 2010
Business Experience and Qualifications: The Board has concluded that Ms. Marsh is qualified to serve on the Board because she has extensive “C-suite” leadership and expertise in the healthcare industry. Ms. Marsh’s experience and understanding of the challenges and opportunities of large healthcare facilities are immensely useful in directing our strategy to innovate and provide enhanced and expanded workforce solutions service offerings to meet our clients’ evolving needs. Ms. Marsh served as President and CEO of Stanford Hospital and Clinics for eight years, from April 2002 until her retirement in August 2010. Previously, Ms. Marsh served as the CEO of UC Davis Medical Center and the Chief Operating Officer of the UC Davis Health System from 1999 to 2002. Prior to that time, she served as the Senior Vice President for Professional Services and Managed Care at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, and before that as President and CEO of Matthew Thornton Health Plan in Nashua, New Hampshire.
Board Experience: From 2012 through 2019, Ms. Marsh served as a director of Owens & Minor, Inc. as the Chairperson of the Governance and Nominating Committee and also served on its Compensation and Benefits Committee. Since October 2015, she has served as a director of Edwards Lifesciences Corporation and is a member of its Compensation and Governance Committee. She also serves on the Board and the Compensation Committee of Teichert, a privately-held company. Prior to Thoratec Corporation’s acquisition by St. Jude Medical in 2015, she had served on Thoratec’s Board. Ms. Marsh is a past Chair of the Board of Trustees for the California Hospital Association and the California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems and a former director of Ascension Healthcare Network, a privately-held company.