John Gutowski, MBA, MHA, FACHE is the Executive Director of the University of Colorado Hospital Transplant Center overseeing clinical, financial, operational, quality and regulatory functions. His interests include cost containment and revenue enhancement, quality and outcomes and performance improvement and operational efficiency.
Born and raised in the greater New York City area, he received his B.A. in fine arts at the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC in 2003, his MBA from the Citadel Graduate College in 2008 and his MHA from The Medical University of South Carolina in 2009. He completed an Administrative Residency at Summerville Medical Center, a Hospital Corporation of America facility in Summerville, South Carolina in 2009. Following his undergraduate studies, John worked as a professional sailing coach for the US Optimist National Team training youth sailors both within the Unites States and abroad. John began his career in transplantation in 2010 as the Manager of Business Operations at the Medical University of South Carolina Transplant Center. In 2013, John joined the team at Yale-New Haven Transplantation Center where he served as the Transplant Administrator and as the Interim Operations Manager for Thoracic Surgery at Yale Medicine.
John has been active in the community serving on the Donor Alliance Advisory Board and Fund Advisory Board, as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Transplant Foundation and serving on the Board of Advisors with the National Kidney Foundation. While in Connecticut, John was an active member of the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives advancing to board certified Fellow in 2015. In addition, he served on the Board of Directors for the Association of Academic Surgical Administrators as the Eastern Regional Representative, holding this position for three years.
