Dr. Richard Winters

Dr. Richard Winters is an emergency physician at the Mayo Clinic. As director of Leadership Development for the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Dr. Winters develops leaders at all levels of healthcare organizations worldwide. As an executive coach, Dr. Winters coaches Mayo Clinic leaders. Dr. Winters graduated from the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in 1994 and returned to Mayo Clinic in 2015. Prior to returning to Mayo Clinic, Winters served as managing partner of a democratic physician group, department chair of an emergency department, president of an 800-physician medical staff, and CEO/founder of a startup managed care organization that struggled to survive amidst the complex relationships among hospital, physician, patient, competitors, and insurance providers. He lives in Rochester, Minnesota, with his family.