President & CEO
Children’s Wisconsin | Wauwatosa
In August 2024, Gil Peri became president and chief executive officer of Children’s Wisconsin, the largest nonprofit, community-based agency serving children in Wisconsin and the only nonprofit, independent children’s hospital in the state. The 6,600-employee organization offers pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens and young adults. The system operates a 298-bed hospital in Milwaukee – a Level 1 children’s surgery center and trauma center – and a 42-bed hospital in the Fox Valley, along with clinics across the state. Its research institute has more than 1,000 active clinical studies and nearly $30 million in external funding. Previously, Peri was president of Riley Children’s Health in Indianapolis, a 485-bed children’s health system that is part of Indiana University Health and the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Education: Bachelor’s, master’s and MBA, University of South Florida
The future of your industry: “Health care will continue to utilize analytics, AI and digital technology to enable teams to best serve patients and the community. There will be a shift to proactive prevention to drive better outcomes.”
Favorite movie: “‘E.T.’ The power of connection.”
First and most recent concert: “First was Michael Jackson and most recent was Imagine Dragons.”
Your Olympic sport: “Member of the 1992 Dream Team (basketball).”
