Shawn Griffin, MD

Dr. Shawn Griffin is the first physician to serve as President/ CEO at URAC. He leads one of most trusted independent accrediting organizations in the country and one of the most recognized digital health accreditors in the world.

Shawn is a nationally recognized subject matter expert on health care quality, workplace mental health, rural health, and physician leadership. He is a leading voice on healthcare policy and frequently shares his experiences with regulators and elected officials. He was recently named by Modern Healthcare one of the Top 100 Most Influential People for 2024. He currently serves as a co-chair for the National Quality Forum’s Leadership Consortium.

Shawn previously served as Vice President for Clinical Performance Improvement and Applied Analytics at Premier, Inc. and Chief Quality and Informatics Officer for MHMD—The Memorial Hermann Physician Network in Houston while it was the most successful ACO’s in the country. He was the first Chief Medical Information Officer at both Baylor College of Medicine and Heartland Health. He trained in Rural Family Medicine and practiced in Iowa and Missouri.

Shawn has represented URAC at One Mind at Work since the organization joined in 2021. He also served on the Founding Corporate Council for the Mental Health at Work Index from 2022-2024. Shawn received the 2024 Salus Award for Individual Voices in Workplace Mental Health.