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R. Brooke Hollis

Executive Director, Sloan Program in Health Administration
109 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall
PAM, Sloan
 
Phone: (607) 254-8711
Fax: (607) 255-4071
Email: rbh25@cornell.edu
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Curriculum Vitae

Biographical Statement:
Brooke Hollis serves on the leadership team of the Sloan Program in Health Administration and works on program alumni/industry external relations.  In addition to his work with alumni and industry, he mentors students and participates in  other program activities and serves as a faculty member.   Beyond his appointment at Sloan, his ongoing professional consulting activities straddle the area of investment banking and management consulting primarily for health and professional services firms.  Brooke is a past-president of the Sloan Alumni Association, and has been on the advisory boards of the College of Human Ecology and the Cornell Club of Greater Hartford.

Mr. Hollis' background includes over three decades working in both the public and private sector, serving in senior management positions in a number of organizations including the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. While serving as president of a national professional association, he was involved in lobbying the federal government on policy and financial issues. For almost a decade he was president of a private firm that developed and managed specialty outpatient clinics, ran a Durable Medical Equipment (DME) company and provided contract staffing programs for hospitals in three states. His work in investment banking/mergers & acquisitions has involved consulting and advisory work in 20 states and Canada with private equity funds, domestic and international public or  privately held companies. 

Courses Taught:
  • PAM 5740  Short Course on Fundamentals of Facility Planning for Managers/Entrepreneurs

Related Websites:

http://www.sloan.cornell.edu

Education:
  • Master of Business Administration, Sloan Certificate, Cornell University 1978
  • Master of Architecture & Urban Design, Washington University, 1986
  • Bachelor of Arts, DePauw University, 1973

Selected Publications:
"Recapitalization:  An Alternative to the Traditional M&A Transaction"  Recruiting and Staffing Solutions, March/April 2006. [article]

"Mergers & Acquisitions:  Some Strategies for Improving the Value of Your Business", Recruiting & Staffing Solutions Sep/Oct 2005. [article]

"Long Term Exit Strategy?  Some Estate and Tax Planning Considerations to Evaluate Today", NACCB Journal, 2001.

"Dialysis Facility Mergers and Acquisitions - To Sell or Not to Sell",  Dialysis and Transplantation 1998

"Expanding and Developing New Renal Facilities and Programs"   Contemporary Dialysis & Nephrology, 1991.

"Increases in ESRD Operating Costs:  A Preliminary Report on a National Survey"   NRAA Journal, 1989.

Health Facility and Manpower Planning Applications  in J. Virgo Ed., Restructuring Health Policy: An International Perspective. 1986

"An Application of Simulation Modeling to Surgical Intensive Care Bed Need Analysis in a University Hospital".  Hospital and Health Services Administration 1982. [reference]

The information on this bio page is taken from the CHE Annual Report.