Background
Risk, Richard Robert was born on September 15, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Clement Albert and Mary Catherine Risk.
Risk, Richard Robert was born on September 15, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Clement Albert and Mary Catherine Risk.
Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of Illinois, 1968; Master of Business Administration in Health Administration, University of Chicago, 1971.
Assistant administrator, University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago, 1969-1972;
assistant administrator, Control DuPage Hospital, Winfield, Illinois, 1972-1974;
management consultant, vice president, Tribrook Group, Inc., Oak Brook, Illinois, 1974-1981;
vice president consultant services, Parkside Medical Superior vena cava syndrome, Park Ridge, Illinois, 1981-1983;
principal health and medical division, Booz, Allen, & Hamilton, Inc., Chicago, 1983-1984;
executive vice president, Environmental Health & Safety Health Care, Oak Brook, 1984-1992;
president, Chief Executive Officer, Environmental Health & Safety Health Care, Oak Brook, 1992-1995;
president, Chief Executive Officer, Advocate Health Care, Oak Brook, since 1995. Board directors Landauer Corporation. Member of faculty Healthcare Finance Management Association, 1978-1986, American Association Hospitals Cons., 1978-1984.
Board directors, member ad hoc insurance committee, finance committee Premier. Lecturer graduate program social science Northern Illinois U., 1982-1988. Lecturer, advisory board multi-hospital system study Kellogg School Health Management Program Northwestern University, since 1985.
Lecturer Graduate Program in Health Administration University of Chicago, 1982-1994.
Member access committee Governor's Task Force on Health Reform, 1992-1994. Member chancellor's advisory board University of Illinois at Chicago. Chair South Cook county region United Way.
Fellow American Association Hospital Cons. (board directors, treasurer, chairman government relations committee, chairman membership task force, liaison National Council Cmty. Hospitals); member American Hospital Association (delegate healthcare systems section), Illinois Hospital Association (chairman county on health finance, member strategic plan committee, board directors, treasurer), University of Chicago Hospital Administration Alumni Association (president Executive Committee alumnicoun., chairman 50th annual committee), Chicago Health Policy Research Council.
Married Rebecca Ann Sandquist, January 11, 1969 (divorced September 1984). Children: Michael, Daniel, Laura. Married Louise L. Lawson, December, 1984.
Stepchildren: Carrie Lawson, Valerie Lawson.