Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> November 4, 2002
ALAN R. YUSPEH is Senior Vice President, Ethics, Compliance &
Corporate Responsibility for Nashville, Tennessee-based HCA Inc.,
the nation's largest provider of healthcare services. He is
responsible for all corporate activities in the areas of ethics,
compliance with laws and regulations and corporate social
responsibility for HCA. A nationally recognized expert in the
field of corporate ethics and compliance, Mr. Yuspeh is
frequently requested to speak, write and teach on the subject. He
was honored as the Healthcare Compliance Association's
'Compliance Professional of the Year' in 1999. Currently, he is a
member of the Ethics Officer Association's Board of Directors and
the Health Care Compliance Association's Board of Directors. He
also serves as Vice President of the Health Care Compliance
Association. Mr. Yuspeh is also a member of the American College
of Healthcare Executives. Mr. Yuspeh began his career as a
management consultant in the Washington, DC, office of McKinsey &
Company. From 1974 to 1978, he served as Chief of Staff and
Senior Legislative Assistant for United States Senator J. Bennett
Johnston of Louisiana and supported the Senator's membership on
the Appropriations, Budget, and Energy and Natural Resources
Committees. Mr. Yuspeh served as General Counsel to the Committee
on Armed Services of the United States Senate from 1982 to 1985.
Mr. Yuspeh was engaged in the private practice of law for 15
years, most recently as a partner with Howrey & Simon in
Washington, DC. From 1987 to 1997, Mr. Yuspeh served as
Coordinator of the Defense Industry Initiative on Business Ethics
and Conduct (DII). Mr. Yuspeh received his Bachelor's degree with
honors in Political Science and Economics from Yale University
and graduated magna cum laude in 1971. He earned his Master's
degree in Business Administration with distinction from Harvard
Business School in 1973. In 1978, he earned a Law degree from
Georgetown University, where he was an Editor of Law and Policy
in International Business, the school's international law
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