Jo Gallaugher, MBA

Jo Gallaugher has 20 years experience directing multi-site service organizations in health, education, and research. She has expertise in team building, change management, process reengineering, and strategic planning, and frequently speaks at local universities on these topics. Jo holds an MBA from the University of California, Irvine and a BA in Political Science from the University of Washington.

Jo began her career as an Accountant for Planned Parenthood Western Washington, moving into an information systems role as the agency’s Medical Systems Administrator. She then spent seven years managing computing support and campus-wide initiatives for the University of Washington and two years at the University of California San Diego as Director of Administration for the School of Medicine. For four years, she was VP of Operations for Vericare, a national behavioral health firm based in San Diego.

Beginning 2007, Jo participated in several organizational restructuring projects. She served as Turnaround CEO for US Mandometer, a Sweden based group treating eating disorders, and COO for Lotus Clinical Research, a multi-site clinical trials firm in Los Angeles. Jo's current projects include working with West Coast nonprofit and for-profit startups, providing guidance in operations infrastructure and strategic planning.

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