Dr. Clarke is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), Westchester, Illinois, a professional membership association with more than 33,000 members in 70 chapters who share an interest in the financial management of the delivery of healthcare services. He has held this position since June 1986.

From 1980 to 1986, Mr. Clarke held positions with Swedish Health Systems in Englewood, Colorado, including Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to 1980, he was employed at hospitals in Florida.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Distribution from Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois (1970), a master’s degree in Business Administration in management/finance from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida (1972), and a Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) degree from the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC (2005).

Dr. Clarke attained Fellowship (FHFMA) in HFMA in 1983. He also was president of the Colorado Chapter of HFMA, served on the HFMA National Matrix, and was a member of HFMA’s Principles and Practices Board.

From 1997 to 2000, Dr. Clarke served as a commissioner of the Accrediting Commission on Education in Health Administration (ACEHSA) and currently serves as chairman of the board for the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (formerly ACEHSA). He also is a former chairman, of AHA Financial Solutions, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Hospital Association). In 2003, he was appointed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Seventh District Advisory Council.

Dr. Clarke has written numerous articles on healthcare finance and co-authored the books, The Crisis in Health Care: Costs, Choices and Strategies, published by Jossey-Bass in 1990, Capitalizing Medical Groups: Positioning Physicians for the Future, published jointly by HFMA and MGMA in 1998, and Beyond Managed Care: How Consumers and Technology are Changing the Future of Health Care, published by Jossey-Bass Inc. in 2000.