Omer F. Sultan is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Omer joined MD Anderson in October 2021 and as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, he is responsible for setting the strategic direction for MD Anderson’s long-term financial goals. In addition, he has accountability for the financial operations of Corporate Accounting & Finance, Treasury, Financial Planning & Analytics, Revenue Management, and Supply Chain and Sourcing. Prior to joining MD Anderson, Omer served as the System Vice President of Finance at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, an academic hospital system with 11 hospital subsidiaries. Through his 14 years at Northwestern Medicine, he served in various finance executive roles. As Vice President, he led financial planning and analytics, and treasury operations. He also served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the largest operating subsidiary of Northwestern Medicine.As a result of Northwestern Medicine expanding its health system, Omer led integration efforts including the alignment of physician compensation plans and labor productivity. Throughout his time at Northwestern Medicine, he managed a variety of revenue growth initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions. He also facilitated the completion of the Northwestern strategic plan.Before joining Northwestern Medicine, Omer spent seven years in management consulting advising multi-state health systems, academic medical centers and community hospitals across the country on healthcare strategy and financial operations. Omer earned a Master of Health Administration from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Science from Benedictine University in Illinois. He is on the Board of Trustees of Benedictine University and an active alumni member at Cornell, having co-founded an endowed scholarship and serving as a mentor for students that are interested in healthcare administration. In 2019, he received the Chicago United Business Leaders of Color Award and is also a member of the British American Project (BAP).