Welcome to the Office of the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Jamie D. Bailey serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). In this role, Jamie provides strategic financial direction and oversight for UTMB which includes six hospitals across four campuses with approximately 1,000 beds, a 970-person faculty group practice, five academic schools and more than 88 outpatient clinics. Jamie’s area of oversight spans seven major areas of operational support for UTMB including finance, accounting and budgeting, decision support, financial reporting, revenue cycle operations, information technology and business operations and facilities.

Jamie is a visionary finance leader with over 20 years of experience in providing strategic and hands-on finance and accounting leadership to maximize profitability, propel growth, and optimize processes and metrics within financial organizations.

Prior to joining UTMB, Jamie served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Baylor College of Medicine.  Additionally, Jamie has previously held leadership positions at FTI Consulting/KPMG Dispute Advisory Practice and Deloitte Financial Advisory Services.

Sheena Koshy serves as the Vice President of Business and Finance for the University of Texas Medical Branch. In this role, Sheena provides financial leadership to UTMB’s Institutional Support areas in addition to direct oversite of UTMB’s financial planning and analysis, budgeting and forecasting and institutional capital planning.

Sheena’s career spans over 20 years of experience in financial and administrative management, systems technology design and implementation, business and financial planning and staff development.  She has proven ability to advance operations, impact business growth and maximize profits through financial management, cost reductions, internal controls and increased productivity.

Prior to joining UTMB, Sheena held executive leadership roles at Baylor College of Medicine, Sanders Morris Harris Inc, and Kindred Healthcare.

George Gaddie is the Vice President and Chief Information Officer for UTMB Health. He has over 20 years of experience in health care technology and was named CIO in 2021. George is a collaborative leader and in addition to his regular duties at UTMB, he currently chairs the Epic/UT System Leadership Committee that strategically sources and delivers Epic and related products system-wide. He is a Certified Healthcare Chief Information Officer (CHCIO) and Certified Digital Health Executive (CDH-E) from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and a Fellow of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Group on Information Resources Leadership Institute.

Outside of work George enjoys spending time on road trips to “nowhere” with his family, rustling and playing with his herd of 5 chihuahuas, riding bikes with his wife Elizabeth, watching classic movies, and relaxing with family and friends.

Kirk Hinson joined UTMB in 2024 as Vice President, Decision Support and Chief Data Analytics Officer for the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). In partnership with UTMB’s executive clinical, educational and research leaders, Kirk’s oversight includes UTMB’s electronic data warehouse and suite of analytics applications to support institution-wide strategic decision-making.

Kirk joined UTMB from Baylor College of Medicine where he spent 15 years leading data-driven decision support, population health analytics, and financial analysis. His career journey has been marked by diverse management roles ranging from Project Manager to Director of Sales Operations and ultimately to Vice President. In each capacity, Kirk has consistently driven internal enhancements fostering improved performance and results at both departmental and enterprise levels.

Emily M. Goertz, MBA, joined UTMB in February 2016 as Vice President of Revenue Cycle Operations. Emily came to UTMB with more than 17 years of experience in healthcare financial management. She obtained a Master of Business Administration from Texas Woman’s University and holds several professional certifications including CPAM, CHFP and CPC-A. 

Today, her leadership encompasses oversight of UTMB’s Single Billing Office, Patient Admitting and Registration, Coding Services, Billing, and Denials Management. As an integrated billing system for both Hospital and Professional services, Emily believes that the revenue cycle is an essential component in delivering a world-class patient experience. Emily specializes in resolving long-standing challenges that improve operational efficiency and enhance the customer service experience. Before coming to UTMB, she served as Director of Patient Financial Services at Texas Children’s Hospital. Her extensive experience working with EPIC systems and history of demonstrated leadership equips her to provide UTMB’s Revenue Cycle Team with the guidance to implement best practices across the billing cycle and enhance revenue.

 Revenue Cycle Operations

R. Craig Ott serves as Associate Vice President and Controller for the University of Texas Medical Branch. An accounting and finance professional with over 30 years of experience; he is responsible for leading and coordinating institutional finance activities which include the functions in the offices of accounting, accounts payable, asset management, disaster recovery accounting, financial reporting, payroll, tax compliance, and treasury services. He leads the university’s external audit and ensures the institution’s financial statements comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; establishes and maintains banking relationships; and oversees cash forecasting. He supports the institution’s planning, forecasting, and reporting initiatives as well as the implementation of institutional strategic initiatives.