Betsy Chapin Taylor is an award-winning author, speaker and consultant drawing on more than 25 years’ experience in health care philanthropy including 17 years as chief philanthropy officer and foundation president in academic, community and children’s hospitals. Betsy specializes in leadership engagement and philanthropy strategy.

Betsy is the author or editor of multiple books including Healthcare Philanthropy: Advance Charitable Giving to Your Organization’s Mission from Health Administration Press, Boards and Philanthropy: Developing the Next-Curve Revenue Source for Health Care from the American Hospital Association and Advancing the CEO’s Role in Healthcare Philanthropy published by the American College of Healthcare Executives. Her other books include Transforming Health Care Philanthropy, Redefining Healthcare Philanthropy and Systemization and Regionalization of Health Care Philanthropy published by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy. In addition, her work has been featured in national trade publications for philanthropy and health care management including Healthcare Executive, Trustee, BoardRoom Press, Modern Healthcare, H&HN Daily, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, FierceHealthFinance, Healthcare Philanthropy Journal, Chief Executive Officer, Becker’s Hospital Review, Pediatric Focus, Health Facilities Management and more. She is also a frequent resource contributor to the American Hospital Association’s Trustee Services website.

In addition to leading Accordant, Betsy is a faculty member for the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) where she educates CEOs and senior health care executives about positioning philanthropy as a key revenue resource for health care. She is also a presenter with the American Hospital Association’s Speakers Express and a frequent speaker at conferences for health care and philanthropy in both the U.S. and Europe. Betsy is the AHP 2021 Si Seymour Award recipient and serves on the invitation-only Forbes Councils for Nonprofits.

Betsy holds an MBA from the University of Georgia and an MS of Journalism from Columbia University in New York. She has achieved the highest level of certification in health care philanthropy as a Fellow of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (FAHP).