Dr. Richard Gray named CEO of Mayo Clinic in Arizona

The Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees has elected Richard Gray, M.D., as CEO of Mayo Clinic in Arizona.

We are thrilled to announce Dr. Gray as Arizona's sixth CEO. He is both a renowned surgical oncologist and an established leader with extensive experience and accomplishments across clinical practice, research and education, says Samuel Di Piazza, chair, Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees. Like others who have come before him, Dr. Gray is a testament to our long-held tradition of succession in physician leadership. He is fully committed to the values that Mayo Clinic was built upon and equally inspired by all that Mayo Clinic has yet to be.

As CEO of Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Dr. Gray will work with Paula Menkosky, chief administrative officer, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, to provide leadership and strategy, define and implement Mayo Clinic's operational plan, and expand Mayo Clinic's leadership in the Southwest.

I am honored to serve Mayo Clinic during a period of tremendous evolution, growth and opportunity, especially here in the Southwest, says Dr. Gray. The Arizona campus is vibrant, innovative and collaborative, and I could not be more proud to lead this team because I share their unrelenting passion for the best in patient care.