Elaine Ullian is President and Chief Executive Officer of Boston Medical Center, a private, not-for-profit, 550-bed, academic medical center with a community based focus. Established in July 1996, Boston Medical Center, the country’s first full asset merger of two public hospitals with a private academic medical center, is the merged entity of Boston City Hospital, Boston Specialty Rehabilitation Hospital and Boston University Medical Center Hospital. Boston Medical Center has nearly 5,000 employees, 1,400 physicians and an annual operating budget of $800 million.

Boston Medical Center offers a full spectrum of pediatric and adult care services, from advanced specialty services to outreach programs for the city’s homeless population and frail elderly. In partnership with fifteen community health centers and its Boston HealthNet Health Plan (a Medicaid expansion HMO), Boston Medical Center is committed to providing “exceptional care without exception” with particular focus on vulnerable populations. Boston Medical Center is a major teaching affiliate of Boston University School of Medicine, Public Health and Dental Medicine.

Mrs. Ullian had previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Boston University Medical Center Hospital and President and Chief Executive Officer of Faulkner Hospital, as well as held leadership positions at New England Medical Center Hospital and with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Mrs. Ullian is active in many professional and service organizations. She is Chairperson of the Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals. She is one of seven members of the Boston Public Health Commission, and serves on the Board of the Massachusetts Hospital Association. She also serves on the boards of Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce; Vertex Pharmaceuticals; Thermo Electron; and, Citizens Bank of Massachusetts. Mrs. Ullian served on the Transition Teams for former Governors Paul Cellucci and William Weld and for Mayor Thomas M. Menino.

Mrs. Ullian is an Associate Professor of Boston University School of Public Health and a member of the faculty at the Harvard University School of Public Health. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Tufts University and a Masters Degree from the University of Michigan.

Mrs. Ullian is the recipient of several honors and awards. In January 2002 she was the recipient of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Pinnacle Award for Lifetime Achievement. In 1998, she received the YWCA Women’s Achievement Award and also the Boston University School of Medicine Award of Achievement in Administration. In 1996, she received the Distinguished Service Award from Tufts University and the New England Council’s Leadership Award to Women in Business. In 1995, she received the Boston Club Achievement Award and the Fifth Anniversary Community Service Award from the Bostonian Club. She was recognized in 1994 by the Massachusetts Health Council for outstanding leadership in public health. Her other awards include the Abigail Adams Award, presented in 1992 by the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus, and the Maimonides Award for outstanding leadership in healthcare, presented to her by the Anti-Defamation League in 1989.