Visiting Assistant Professor
Biography
Jeff Korsmo is a visiting assistant professor in the Global Business Leadership Department.
Jeff spent most of his career at Mayo Clinic; initially as Mayo’s first Administrative Fellow. Jeff worked in many other roles at Mayo, including CFO of Mayo in Florida, Clinical Administrator, CFO of Mayo Clinic Rochester and subsequently Chief Administrative Officer for Mayo in Rochester and the Upper Midwest.
During the time of health care reform activity in Washington, DC Jeff was a member of the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees and the Executive Director of the Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center. During this time, he also worked on a Mayo initiative in Hyderabad, India.
After leaving Mayo in 2011, Jeff served as CEO of Via Christi Health, a Catholic healthcare system based in Wichita, Kansas. During Jeff’s time as CEO, Via Christi accomplished dramatic improvement in important measures of patient quality and safety. They took big steps to address mental health needs in the community and in partnership with others. Under Jeff’s leadership, Via Christi played a national leadership role in addressing human trafficking.
Since 2018, Jeff has been consulting with nonprofit organizations. Jeff is also writing a book about the history of the Rochester Mustangs, a semi-professional hockey team in his hometown. Jeff received the Saint John’s Alumni Achievement Award in 2002 and the Saint John’s Bob Basten Excellence in Leadership Award in 2013.
Jeff teaches Business and Public Policy and International Business. Recently, CSB+SJU President Bruess has asked Jeff to create and lead a Business and Leadership Center. This work will engage faculty, staff, students and alumni across all of CSB+SJU.
Education
- B.A. in Business Administration with Economics Concentration, St. John’s University
- Study Abroad at University of Paul Valery, Montpellier, France in junior year at St. John’s University
- M.A. in Management with Finance Concentration, Purdue University
- Executive Black Belt in Quality Improvement, Carlson School Juran Institute – University of Minnesota
Teaches
- Servant Leadership
- Understanding all dimensions of Public Policy from business and government perspectives
- International business cultural considerations
- Personal and professional growth of students
- The relevance and importance of the Benedictine Values of Listening, Justice, Hospitality and others in my courses.