With almost two decades of experience leading one of the nation’s top ten hospitals, Ralph Muller brings clients profound knowledge and firsthand insights into how to improve the management and delivery of health care. Academic medical centers, medical schools, hospitals and health systems turn to Ralph for guidance on critical strategic planning, organizational development, governance, health IT/telemedicine and delivery system transformation initiatives. He also advises clients on forming collaborative provider-insurer partnerships to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs.

Before joining Manatt, Ralph was the CEO of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), where he helped transform Philadelphia’s health care landscape, improve patient access and support breakthrough innovation. Under Ralph’s leadership, UPHS grew into a world-renowned, academic medical center-based health system caring for more than 5 million patients annually. A signature effort of his tenure is the creation of the Penn Medicine Center for Healthcare Innovation, which brings together physicians, nurses and social scientists to test new health care models.

Prior to UPHS, Ralph was president of the University of Chicago Hospitals and Health Systems. While at the University of Chicago, Ralph also served as the budget director and later as the deputy dean of the Division of Biological Sciences at the Pritzker School of Medicine.

Ralph previously held senior roles with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, including as deputy commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare, where he was responsible for the state’s major health and human service programs, including Medicaid. Ralph also was a visiting fellow at the Kings Fund in London, U.K.

In addition, Ralph has held many senior leadership positions at prestigious national health care organizations and associations. Well known for his strong community engagement, he led the creation of the Penn Medicine High School Pipeline program to strengthen educational opportunity for West Philadelphia students, and the Penn Medicine CAREs grant program, which supports more than 180 community service initiatives.