President and Chief Executive Officer
Valley Presbyterian Hospital

Biography

Gustavo Valdespino was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of Valley Presbyterian Hospital in September 2009. Mr. Valdespino is a seasoned leader with over 40 years of hospital management experience. Prior to joining Valley Presbyterian Hospital, he served as Senior Vice President of Operations for Tenet Health Corporation’s Southern California region. He also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of St. Vincent Medical Center and as CEO of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Orange County.

Mr. Valdespino has received the “Up and Comer” award from Modern Health Magazine, the National Medical Enterprises “Circle of Excellence” award, the Tenet Healthcare Corporation “Circle of Excellence” award, the “Leading Hispanic Executive” award from Hispanic Business Magazine, The 2021 Trailblazer award from One Generation, the 2017 Hospital CEO of the Year from the Los Angeles Business Journal and the 2022 Leukemia and Lymphoma Gold Coast Man of the Year Award.

Mr. Valdespino holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of New York at Stony Brook, a master’s degree in public health from the University of California, Los Angeles, and completed the advanced management program at the Harvard Business School in Boston.