# Saum Sutaria

> Saumya “Saum” Sutaria is chairman and CEO of Tenet Healthcare. After 18 years at McKinsey, he joined Tenet as COO in January 2019, became president later that year, CEO in September 2021, and chairman in August 2023. His public work includes writing on corporate scale and serving on the boards of USA Water Polo and Veterinary Emergency Group.

- **Role:** Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Tenet Healthcare
- **Organizations:** Tenet Healthcare, McKinsey & Company (former senior partner), USA Water Polo (board member), Veterinary Emergency Group (board member), University of California, San Francisco (former associate clinical faculty)
- **Education:** BS, molecular and cellular biology; BA, economics, University of California, Berkeley, MD; Howard Hughes Scholar, University of California, San Diego, Postgraduate training, University of California, San Francisco
- **Known for:** Progressed from Tenet COO to president, board member, CEO, and chairman between 2019 and 2023., Served as a McKinsey senior partner after an 18-year consulting career., Recognized as a Howard Hughes Scholar at UC San Diego.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2019** — Worked at McKinsey & Company for 18 years, ultimately as a senior partner.
- **2016** — Presented at Stanford’s State of the West symposium as a McKinsey senior partner.
- **2018** — Coauthored McKinsey’s Provider scale strategies: A 2018 update on the evolving landscape.
- **2019-01** — Joined Tenet as COO, effective January 6.
- **2019-11** — Added the title of president.
- **2020-11** — Appointed to Tenet’s board.
- **2021-09** — Became Tenet CEO, effective September 1.
- **2023-08** — Elected chairman, effective August 10.
- **2024-05** — USA Water Polo’s Nominating and Governance Committee unanimously approved his board appointment on May 24.

## Achievements

- Progressed from Tenet COO to president, board member, CEO, and chairman between 2019 and 2023.
- Served as a McKinsey senior partner after an 18-year consulting career.
- Recognized as a Howard Hughes Scholar at UC San Diego.
- Coauthored published analysis of corporate scale and acquisition strategy.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Tenet announced on October 2 that third-quarter results would be released October 29; this remained a future event as of research on October 21.
- **2026-09** — Tenet announced pricing of $2.0 billion of senior notes due in 2034, with proceeds intended for refinancing. The September 8 announcement expected closing on September 22; completion was not independently verified.
- **2026-07** — Tenet reported Q2 net operating revenues of $5.628 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $1.304 billion, raised its annual outlook, and announced an additional $2.0 billion share repurchase authorization.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tenethealth.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saum-sutaria-7821181

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