Linda Ann Burns

Background

Burns, Linda Ann was born on June 23, 1950 in Enid, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of Joseph and Marguerite Louise (Backus) Burns.

Education

Bachelor, Purdue University, 1972; Master in Hospital Administration, University of Michigan, 1975; Master of Business Administration, University of Chicago, 1989.

Career

Resident in administration, University of California Hospitals and Clinics, San Francisco, 1974; assistant superintendent, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, 1975-1978; director division ambulatory care, American Hospital Association, Chicago, 1978-1984; president, The Burns Group, Ltd., Chicago, 1984-1986; manager, Amherst Associations, Chicago, 1986-1988; senior manager, Ernst and Young, Chicago, 1988-1990; vice president operations Boston University Medical Center, University Hospital, 1990-1993; executive director medical group practice, University Texas, Galveston, since 1993. Trustee Brain Research Foundation, Chicago, since 1989.

Achievements

• Linda Ann Burns has been listed as a noteworthy Health care executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member University of Chicago Graduate School Business Alumni Club Boston (director since 1990), Alpha Lambda Delta.

Interests

• Avocations: fishing, military history.

Connections

Married W. Raymond C. Ford (divorced 1986).

Father:

Joseph Burns

Mother:

Marguerite Louise (Backus) Burns

Spouse:

W. Raymond C. Ford