Deborah Gordon

About Deborah Gordon

STRENGTHS:STRATEGIC THINKER WITH A GROWTH MINDSET • COLLABORATIVE AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING • RELATIONSHIP BUILDING • BROAD UNDERSTANDING OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS• STRONG TEAM-BUILDING AND COLLABORATION • SERVANT AND TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER• CLEAR COMMUNICATOR WITH HIGH EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCEPROFESSIONAL GOALS:Growth, personally and professionally, with positive results is what energizes me. Leadership with positive impact and outcomes and working with great, talented people to achieve great things is what inspires and drives me. WHERE I’VE MADE A DIFFERENCE: My foundational business and legal knowledge, systems thinking, communication skills, and business acumen have enabled me to establish strategic direction, drive process improvement, shape organizational paradigms, and optimize profitability at each step of my career. WHAT SETS ME APART:• Clear thinker, able to understand and articulate goals and strategy and then create structure and plan to achieve that end result.• Comprehensive understanding and subject matter expert around corporate services needed to support delivery of health care.• Strategic thinker, with a growth mindset that I combine with collaborative problem-solving skills to tackle complex problems and drive results.• Loyalty, energy, positivity, enthusiasm, creativity, humor, dedication, integrity, and empathy. MY LEADERSHIP STYLE:I am highly invested in my team and leadership development. I provide clear direction but allow my team discretion and authority. As a warm and relatable person, I\'ve been able to garner strong relationships by earning and keeping trust, being authentic, engaging, and approachable. I am proud of my commitment to inclusivity and the benefits derived from diversity of thought, voice and perspective. I am a balance of a servant leader and a transformative leader.

Experience

1. Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Governance Officer

   Cleveland Clinic

   Jun 2024 — Present

Education

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Bachelor's degree

  1987 — 1990

• The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

  MBA

  1999 — 2001

• University of Illinois College of Law

  Doctor of Law - JD

  1991 — 1993

• University of Illinois College of Law

  Juris Doctorate

Skills

• Privacy Law
• Commercial Real Estate
• Private Equity
• Intellectual Property
• Healthcare
• Venture Capital
• Real Estate
• Mergers
• Loans
• Licensing
• Due Diligence
• Financial Transactions
• Trade Secrets
• Corporate Law
• Real Estate Economics
• Joint Ventures
• Corporate Governance
• Litigation
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Real Estate Transactions
• Restructuring
• Bankruptcy
• Acquisitions
• Finance