Todd C. Linden

Todd Linden is president and CEO of Grinnell Regional Medical Center, a 49 bed, private non-profit hospital in Grinnell, Iowa. Linden received his Master of Arts degree in Health Administration and a Bachelor of Arts degree, both from the University of Iowa. He is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Since coming to Grinnell in 1994, Linden has received numerous honors including the University of Iowa's Outstanding Alumni Award, the Iowa Hospital Association's Excellence in Leadership Award, ACHE's Iowa Regent's Award, and Health Forum's International Emerging Leader in Healthcare Award.

Linden is a frequent speaker at national conferences and state hospital associations. He has had the opportunity to testify in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and a special teleconference with the President of the United States on health care issues.

Linden served on the American Hospital Association's Board of Trustees from 2000 to 2005; currently serves on the Health Forum board; is past-chair of both the Iowa Hospital Association and Health Enterprises of Iowa; serves on the Grinnell College board of trustees, the University of Iowa College of Public Health advisory board, the Practice Green Health board and National Rural Advisory Committee for the US Department of Health and Human Services. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Iowa, as well as a regular faculty for the American College of Healthcare Executives.

He has been active at the state level through appointments made by Iowa's Governor, including chair of the Iowa Telemedicine Advisory Council. Locally, Linden serves or has served on the boards of: Poweshiek Iowa Development, the Waterford Group, Imagine Grinnell, Grinnell Renaissance (past-chair) and the Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation.