Karen Ribback
USC University Hospital and
USC Norris Cancer Hospital

Karen Ribback has assumed the new position of executive director of transition and planning.

Her primary role will be to support the hospitals’ transformation into an academic medical center and to facilitate their integration with the university.  She will be responsible for developing relationship strategies with key partners and stakeholders, as well as leading short- and long-term strategic planning initiatives for the hospitals.

For the last 15 years, Ribback has been an independent consultant who focused on optimizing financial and organizational performance for businesses undergoing significant change. She has worked with Fortune 500 financial services companies, major educational institutions and not-for-profit organizations to effect change and improve overall business performance.