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John F. McCracken is clinical professor of healthcare management at the University of Texas at Dallas and founding director of the Alliance for Medical Management Education, a strategic partnership between the University of Texas at Dallas School of Management and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. The Alliance offers a nationally recognized graduate program in medical management for physicians and senior clinical administrators and conducts research on important operational and strategic issues in healthcare organizations.

Dr. McCracken formerly served on the faculty of the Columbia University Graduate School of Business, as an investment banker with a major Wall St. firm and as a corporate senior financial officer. He also has over a decade of experience in the workout and turnaround management of distressed healthcare and financial services organizations.

Dr. McCracken was formerly vice chairman of the Finance and Audit committee of St. Paul Medical Center and a board member of InovaHealth, Inc., a 120 physician IPA, and Texas True Choice, one of the state’s largest PPOs. He holds a BA in economics from Southern Methodist University, an MSc in economics from the London School of Economics and a PhD in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a recipient of the School of Management’s Distinguished Teaching Award and the Executive MBA program's Most Outstanding Professor Award.

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John F. McCracken
Clinical Professor of Healthcare Management
University of Texas at Dallas
jfm@utdallas.edu