Risk Oversight in a Post-Pandemic World

This virtual event, held on September 16, 2025, in partnership with HINJ and NACD New Jersey,  focused on how boards can strengthen organizational resilience in the face of public health crises

Our speakers shared real-world perspectives on lessons learned from COVID-19 and explored strategies for navigating future threats, including infectious disease outbreaks, mental health emergencies, and climate-related health events.

The discussion emphasized the director’s role in guiding preparedness, shaping scenario planning, and embedding enterprise-wide risk management practices. Participants left with a clearer understanding of how proactive governance, cross-sector collaboration, and a focus on workforce safety and supply chain stability can position organizations to respond effectively when the unexpected occurs. The program underscored that resilience is not built in crisis, but through sustained, forward-looking leadership that anticipates emerging risks and integrates them into boardroom strategy.

Speakers

Partner and Executive Director, Christie 55 Solutions

Rich Bagger

Rich Bagger is a Partner and Executive Director of Christie 55 Solutions, a New Jersey based consulting firm that provides strategic counsel to assist clients with business strategies and opportunities and with complex public policy and regulatory challenges...

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Former Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Health

Judith M. Persichilli

The Honorable Judith M. Persichilli, R.N., B.S.N., M.A., began serving at the New Jersey Department of Health in August 2019, and was confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate on January 9, 2020...

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President and Chief Executive Officer, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center

Deborah Visconi

Deborah Visconi is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, the largest hospital in New Jersey and the fourth largest publicly owned in the country...

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Moderator

Independent Board Director

Amadou Diarra

Amadou Diarra brings over three decades of global expertise in healthcare innovation, policy, government affairs, philanthropy, patient advocacy and strategic governance, making him a valuable asset to public and private boards...

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