David Carlson, DO, MBA is a physician executive who has served in multiple C-suite roles in his leader ship career. He has deep expertise in governance, safety, high reliability, quality and compliance. He has deep knowledge in continuous process improvement and LEAN.

Dr. Carlson has served as the Chief Physician Officer at Multicare Health System, Hospital Sisters Health System and Conemaugh Health System. He is currently a Chief Medical Officer for Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in the greater Seattle area.

He is the past Chair and current member of Physicians Insurance Company serving as the chair of the compensation committee and member of the governance committee. He served on the boards of the Washington Healthcare Alliance, United Way Pierce County and Physicians of Southwest Washington. He also serves as an advisor to Life Singularity, an AI driven platform that improves and predicts medical outcomes.

As a physician executive, he has been a key leader in mergers and acquisitions while in his roles. He has also led operations at hospitals, health systems and medical groups.