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Monrovia Weekly Jul 26, 2012
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Robert Stone, J.D., president and executive officer of City of Hope Medical Foundation and chief strategy and administrative officer of City of Hope has been promoted to president of City of Hope. Stone will assume the duties of this position on Aug. 1, 2012.
“Robert Stone’s leadership will continue to benefit City of Hope in this highly competitive and ever-shifting landscape of health-care delivery and research funding,” said Michael A. Friedman, M.D., chief executive officer of City of Hope, director, comprehensive cancer center and Irell & Manella Cancer Center Director’s Distinguished Chair. “Robert has been instrumental in preparing City of Hope for its future – with a proud history of achievements in compassionate patient care and medical research – as we work together to transform the future of health.”
As president, Stone, who will report to Friedman in the City of Hope Office of the Chief Executive, will be responsible for executing City of Hope’s strategy, driving business development and optimizing operations. He will oversee all operational, financial, human capital and strategic functions.
“City of Hope’s most significant asset is the compassion, talent and expertise of our people, working together toward common goals,” said Stone. “We are in a period of significant transition in health-care delivery and research and on the brink of an exciting period in the history of City of Hope. I am confident that we will deliver on the promise of our 100-year legacy and the potential of our future.”
Stone joined City of Hope in 1996 as associate general counsel and was promoted to general counsel for the medical center in 2000. In 2003, he was named City of Hope’s general counsel and corporate secretary. He was named City of Hope’s chief strategy and administrative officer in 2009.
Prior to City of Hope, Stone was a practicing attorney at the firms of Christa & Jackson and Hanna and Morton. He earned his law degree at the University of Chicago Law School.
