Jeffrey F. Driver JD, MBA, ARM, DFASHRM
Jeff has 25 years of experience as a risk management professional and has managed the enterprise risk in community, tertiary, and academic medical centers. A frequent speaker and author on risk management issues, Jeff has expertise in incorporating and managing subsidiary insurance companies, assuring organization corporate compliance, claims and litigation management, patient safety and loss control, employment practices consulting, and the development, reorganization, and implementation of alternate risk financing programs.
Jeff currently serves as the chief risk officer of Stanford University Medical Center and the executive vice president of Stanford University Medical Indemnity and Trust. Before joining Stanford, he was chief risk officer and director of regulatory advocacy at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
Jeff is a member of the State Bar of California and has been designated as a Distinguished Fellow by the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) and an Associate in Risk Management by the Insurance Institute of America. In 2008, he was awarded membership to the Risk Management Honor Roll by Business Insurance Magazine.
He is a past president of ASHRM (2004), served on its board of directors, and was steering committee chair of its JCAHO Liaison, Advocacy, and Legislative & Regulatory Affairs task forces. He has also served as faculty to ASHRM’s Barton Certificate in Healthcare Risk Management Program and to the Harvard Medical School.
Jeff holds a JD from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, an MBA from Cleveland State University, a BS in Allied Health Clinical Professions from Ohio State University, and is an AHA Patient Safety Fellow.
