Bruce Schroffel
Healthcare Consultant
Bruce Schroffel is a seasoned healthcare executive with more than 40 years of experience leading complex academic healthcare organizations. He began his career at Montefiore Medical Center in New York, advancing to senior roles at UCSF Medical Center, where he managed hospital operations and played a key role in merging UCSF and Stanford. In 2001, he became CEO of Stony Brook University Hospital, overseeing a financial turnaround and a $300 million renovation.
In 2006, Schroffel was appointed President and CEO of University of Colorado Hospital (UCH), where he improved financial performance, expanded facilities, and led UCH to be ranked the top academic medical center in quality and efficiency for two consecutive years. In 2012, he engineered a major merger, transforming UCH into a five-hospital, $2.5 billion enterprise.
After retiring in 2014, Schroffel has been active in consulting, executive coaching, and start-up leadership, including as CEO of FibonacciMD and Eleven P15. He also serves on various boards and was named The Denver Post’s Business Person of the Year in 2010. Schroffel holds an undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and two graduate degrees from Columbia University.