LEADING THE WAY

Rebecca Napier

University of New Mexico (UNM) Health Sciences Center

Rebecca Napier provides executive leadership to the University of New Mexico (UNM) Health Sciences Center as the Vice President for Finance and Administration. She began her tenure with UNM on November 1, 2023. Immediately prior, she was the Chief Operating Officer for Florida Atlantic University Health (FAU Health), as well as Senior Associate Dean for Finance and Administration at their College of Medicine, and served as the President of FAU /Broward Health Medical Group. Her impressive track record also includes leadership roles at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center and the University of Kentucky
Health System.

Leading economic development initiatives, joint ventures and advanced start-up companies, her professional experience includes serving as the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at HEP Healthcare in Dallas, Texas, a subsidiary of Best Merchant Partners. In this position, she was pivotal in designing strategic plans to drive expansion and developing new service lines. Her responsibilities included budget and data analytics to drive operations and investor funding. She identified partnership opportunities, formulated new business models, and supported enhancing technology resources, including EHR and telemedicine platforms.

Ms. Napier also has collaborated on multiple research projects with resulting peer-reviewed publications in such periodicals as the Journal of the American College of Surgeons and the Journal for Student Medical Education. Similarly, she has multiple publications in the Cardiovascular Business Magazine and is a member of their editorial advisory board. Rebecca is an inventor with two patents and leads her own startup company.

Lastly, she earned her Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Morehead State University and holds a Senior Certified Professional
(SHRM-SCP) certification from the Society for Human Resource Management.