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Edward Podol
Chief financial officer
Sonoran University of Health Sciences
Background: Podol oversees an array of financial, operational and support functions, including accounting, human resources, marketing, information technology, facilities management and retail services. With over 25 years of financial and operational leadership in the healthcare industry, including roles in managed care, emergency medical services, hospitals and medical groups, Podol joined Sonoran in 2019.
Attraction to career: “I am very operationally focused. It isn’t just the numbers, it’s understanding how the business runs and how people work. So, I realized that finance has a power of using numbers and managing budgets, but also getting things done. If you can figure out how to work with people and numbers at the same time, it is a really a good spot to be very influential in your organization. And I enjoy being able to influence the success if businesses.”
