JACK SCHLOSSER

As Founder and Principal at Desert Vista Advisors, Jack provides advisory support and executive  coaching to individual leaders, management teams, and organizations. His experience combines his  passion for consulting and executive coaching with over three decades as a Partner with international  executive search and leadership consulting firms. He is certified as an executive coach by the Hudson  Institute of Coaching in Santa Barbara, California and a Life Fellow in the American College of Healthcare  Executives.  

Previously, he served as a Consultant at Spencer Stuart where he specialized in CEO, Board, and senior level executive management assignments in the healthcare industry. During his search career, he  conducted more than 400 CEO, Board Director, COO, CFO, CMO and other top management searches for  clients, including healthcare providers, physician organizations, academic medical centers, payors,  associations and professional service firms. 

During his tenure, he served as the Healthcare Services  Practice Leader and managed the firm’s Los Angeles Office. Acknowledged by his Spencer Stuart  colleagues for high-quality work on behalf of his clients, Jack received the firm’s prestigious Lou Rieger  Quality Award five times.  

Prior to entering the executive search profession, Jack’s career spanned several segments of health care,  including management positions with Healthwest, an integrated healthcare system, where he held  senior roles at the flagship hospital and other entities. Earlier in his career, Jack was a consultant and  manager with the health care practice of Coopers & Lybrand (today PWC).  

A noted expert on leadership, governance and career  success, Jack’s expertise has been featured in articles on career management and corporate governance  in leading trade publications such as Trustee, Modern Healthcare, Healthcare Executive, and The Journal  of Healthcare Management. He regularly speaks at industry events and in university settings.

- Former regent of the American College of Healthcare Executives 

- Former chair of the ACHE Consultants Forum

- Board of  Partners in Care Foundation

- Charles Drew University School of Medicine Dean’s Advisory Committee

Jack received a Master of Public Health from the University of California, Los Angeles and was inducted  into the Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society in recognition of his efforts to promote strong leadership in the  industry. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the United States International University, Cal Western  campus. He is the first individual to receive both the Leadership Award and the Ira Alpert Service Award  from the UCLA Health Policy and Management Alumni Association.