Gustavo Valdespino
President & Chief Executive Officer
Gustavo Valdespino was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer in September 2009. Mr. Valdespino is a seasoned leader with over 40 years of hospital management experience. Prior to joining Valley Presbyterian Hospital, he served as Senior Vice President of Operations for Tenet Health Corporation's Southern California region. He also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of St. Vincent Medical Center and as CEO of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Orange County.
Mr. Valdespino has received numerous accolades for his contributions to healthcare and the community including the 2024 award for "Vision & Excellence in Healthcare Leadership" from the Partners in Care Foundation, the 2022 "Leukemia and Lymphoma Gold Coast Man of the Year Award", the 2021 "Trailblazer Award" from ONEGeneration, and was named "2017 Hospital CEO of the Year" by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
Mr. Valdespino holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of New York at Stony Brook, a master's degree in public health from the University of California, Los Angeles, and completed the advanced management program at the Harvard Business School in Boston.
