Jonathan “Jack” Lord, M.D., who became the University’s chief innovation officer when he returned to his alma mater after three decades in leadership roles that spanned the health care spectrum, has been named chief operating officer of the Miller School and UHealth-University of Miami Health System. He is replacing Bill Donelan who will be retiring from UM in May.

 

Dr. Lord is a board-certified forensic pathologist who began his medical career in the U.S. Navy and later served as chief operating officer of the American Hospital Association and several biotech companies.

 

The former chief innovation officer and senior vice president of Humana, Lord returned to the University in September 2011 with an eye on improving lives by bringing University-born discoveries and innovations to the marketplace. After his arrival, which coincided with the opening of the University of Miami Life Science & Technology Park, he and UM leadership began restructuring UM Innovation to optimize efficiencies and eliminate redundancies.