Barry Eisenberg

Alan T. Belasen, Ph.D., has over 25 years of experience in professional, management, and leadership development. He led the design and implementation of the MBA programs in management, global leadership, and healthcare leadership at SUNY Empire State College. Dr. Belasen has published on topics such as executive education, hospital leadership, quality of care, crisis leadership, healthcare communication, and women’s leadership. Dr. Belasen has written numerous books including Resilience in Healthcare Leadership: Practical Strategies and Self-Assessment Tools for Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses (Routledge, 2022); Dyad Leadership and Clinical Integration: Driving Change, Aligning Strategies (HAP, 2019); and Women in Management: A Framework for Sustainable Work-life Integration (Routledge, 2017). He is the recipient of the International Accreditation Council for Business Education’s 2017 John L. Green Award for Excellence in Business Education, and the 2014-2015 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Scholarship and Creative Activities.

Barry Eisenberg, Ph.D. has forty years of experience in healthcare management, consulting, and higher education. He established and directed a management development program at Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and later served as vice president of human resources and vice president of operations at Union Hospital in New Jersey. In addition to directing SUNY Empire State College’s MBA in Healthcare Leadership, Dr. Eisenberg consults with health care organizations on strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, market expansion, and board of directors’ development. Dr. Eisenberg is co-author of Mastering Leadership: A Vital Resource for Healthcare Organizations (Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2015). He also maintains a blog which addresses health issues, among many others, with a wide distribution: https://barryeisenbergauthor.com/blog. Dr. Eisenberg serves on the boards of nonprofit organizations dedicated to expanding access to scholarship, social justice, and promoting arts education.

Jill Borgos, Ph.D., M.S., R.N. is an assistant professor in SUNY Empire State College’s MBA in Healthcare Leadership program. She holds a Ph.D. from the University at Albany in Educational Policy & Leadership, a Master of Science degree from the University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School in Nursing Administration & Patient Care Services, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Boston College. Dr. Borgos has 30 years of combined academic, clinical, and leadership experience in healthcare. She has previously held academic appointments in Nursing undergraduate and graduate Programs where she taught courses in Health Policy, Organizational Behavior, and Population Health. With an interest in education as a determinate of health outcomes globally, Borgos’ research areas focus on the internationalization of higher education. She has published and presents on cross-border medical and nursing education, organizational social network analysis, resource dependency across geopolitical borders, and distance learning. Borgos is the 2013 recipient of University at Albany’s Sanford H. Levin Fellowship for her work in educational leadership and a 2015 recipient of a Sigma Theta Tau International Recognition Award for Excellence in Nursing Research.