Patty Starr

Patty Starr is president and CEO of Health Action Council and is responsible for the strategic direction of the organization and implementation of the mission--build stronger, healthier communities where business can thrive.  Since joining the Health Action Council team in 2013, she has transformed the organization yielding broad national expansion and nine consecutive years of growth.  Patty is a member of the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and American Benefits Council Advisory Boards.  She has also served on Better Health Partnership’s and Health Policy Institute of Ohio (HPIO) Board of Directors and as co-chair for the Ohio Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative Coordinating Council.  In 2018, she was named among Notable Women in Healthcare by Crain’s Cleveland Business and in 2022 was an honoree of Cleveland Business Journal Women of Influence program and Cleveland Magazine’s Faces of Cleveland 2023.