Aimee Quirk

Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate Development Officer, Ochsner Health and Chief Executive Officer, Ochsner Ventures

Aimee Quirk is the Senior Vice President and Chief Corporate Development Officer for Ochsner Health and Chief Executive Officer of Ochsner Ventures. In this role, Quirk leads development of external growth initiatives across the healthcare landscape including innovative partnerships, new ventures, diversified businesses and strategic investments in emerging companies and funds. In addition, Quirk has executive responsibility for both marketing and enterprise communications for the health system.

Quirk joined Ochsner in 2015 as the founding CEO of innovationOchsner (iO), Ochsner’s innovation company focused on advancing digital health, advanced analytics and precision medicine. Under Quirk’s leadership, iO became a nationally recognized leader in healthcare innovation for pioneering award-winning digital health solutions. In her six years in this role, Quirk’s responsibility expanded to include system strategy and execution efforts for digital health inclusive of telemedicine and digital medicine.

Prior to joining Ochsner, Quirk served as the Senior Advisor for Economic Development for the City of New Orleans. Prior to her public service, she was a partner in the New Orleans law firm Jones Walker. Quirk received a Bachelor of Science in Finance and graduated magna cum laude from Louisiana State University and a J.D. summa cum laude from Tulane University School of Law.

A native of New Orleans, Quirk is active in the community and serves on several boards, including SafeSource Direct; Obatala Sciences; GNO, Inc.; The Idea Village; and the Center for Resilience. Quirk has been recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review among the Women Power Players in Health IT and Women in Health IT to Watch and a Woman of the Year and a Healthcare Hero by CityBusiness Magazine.