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James E. Rohan
Central Region Manager
Jim Rohan is one of the founders of Sullivan, Cotter and Associates, Inc. and serves as Vice President and Managing Director for the Central Region of the firm. For more than 27 years, Jim has worked with boards of directors and senior management at more than 350 health care organizations in the development of executive, physician, broad-based employee compensation programs and strategic rewards systems.

Jim served for six years on the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Advisory Committee on Agriculture, Labor and Small Business; served two terms as President of the Chicago Compensation Association and more than 10 years on its Board of Directors, and is a past member of the Advisory Board for DePaul University’s Master’s of Science in Human Resources program.

Jim is a member of WorldatWork, the American Society for Healthcare Human Resource Administration, the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Society for Human Resource Management and the Chicago Compensation Association. He was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award by both WorldatWork and the Chicago Compensation Association.

Jim’s most recent speaking engagements include:

  • Texas Healthcare Trustees, January 2010: “Physician Relationships Making Sense of It All - As A Trustee”
  • Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council,  January 2010: “Top 10 Executive Compensation Issues Facing Tax-Exempt Healthcare Organizations”
  • The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council and Texas Healthcare Trustees, December 2009:  “Trustee Responsibilities: Managing Your Risks Related to Executive and Physician Compensation Today and After Health Care Reform”
  • American Society of Healthcare Human Resources Association’s 45th Annual Conference, November 2009: “Top 10 Executive Compensation Issues HR Executives are Facing (and More)”
  • American Health Lawyers Association’s Conference on Tax Issues for Healthcare Organizations, October 2009: “Executive Compensation in Nonprofit Organizations”
  • Texas Healthcare Trustees’ Annual Conference, August 2009: “Emerging Trends in Executive Compensation”
  • Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council, March and May 2009: “What You Need to Know About Physician Employment and Compensation”

Jim earned his undergraduate and Master of Labor and Industrial Relations from Loyola University of Chicago. Jim teaches compensation seminars for the Chicago Compensation Association and was an instructor at the University of Wisconsin.
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