Clement Receives Quint Studer Purpose-Driven Leadership Award
From left: Sandeep Dahiya, director of the Business of Health Initiative at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business; Christopher J. King, dean of the School of Health; Roberta Waite, dean of the Berkley School of Nursing; Mark Clement; and Quint Studer.
(September 24, 2026) — Longtime healthcare leader Mark Clement received the Quint Studer Purpose-Driven Leadership Award during a Sept. 10 event at Georgetown University that brought students, faculty and healthcare leaders together for a conversation about leadership, service and the future of healthcare.
Sponsored by Georgetown’s School of Health and the Berkley School of Nursing, in collaboration with the Business of Health Initiative at the McDonough School of Business, the award recognizes healthcare leaders whose careers reflect a commitment to purpose, service and people-centered leadership. Clement, who recently retired as president and CEO of Cincinnati-based TriHealth, is its second recipient.
The award is named for healthcare leader, author and philanthropist Quint Studer, who received the inaugural honor at Georgetown in 2025. Studer subsequently invested in continuing the award to recognize others who exemplify purpose-driven leadership and to bring their experiences and perspectives to future healthcare professionals.
“Our industry has never been more in need of purpose-driven leadership than it is today,” Clement told the students. “We need young, optimistic, inspired leaders like you as the next generation of our leaders to work to transform our industry and get health care right.”
Introducing Clement, Studer reflected on their decades-long relationship and the influence Clement had on his own career. “Mark Clement taught me how to lead,” Studer said.
Clement spent more than a decade leading TriHealth, where he championed the organization’s “Getting Healthcare Right” strategy and its transition toward value-based care and population health. During his tenure, TriHealth reported substantial gains in employee engagement and became a high-performing accountable care organization.
Clement credited his Jesuit education at Xavier University with grounding his approach to leadership in service, social justice and care for the whole person, values that resonate with Georgetown’s commitment to being people for others.
“Always do the right thing, and do the right thing for those we serve and those who serve,” he said. “Bet on people and bet on culture, and lead with purpose and values and vision.”