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Richard Lerner

Chairman, Board of Trustees
Englewood Health and Englewood Hospital

Richard Lerner is chairman of both the Englewood Health system and Englewood Hospital boards. Lerner, a partner of Housing & Healthcare Finance, LLC (HHC Finance), has been a member of the system board since 2016 and the hospital board since 2014 and has served as chair of the professional affairs committee, overseeing and guiding quality and patient safety efforts. He began serving as chairman of the hospital and health system boards in 2020.

Englewood Health and Englewood Hospital have benefited greatly from Lerner’s deep understanding of data measurement and quality and his personal commitment to the health and well-being of community members.

Lerner has fostered positive relations among healthcare professionals, communities, business leaders, and state and federal leaders. He works hand-in-hand with these entities to ensure Englewood Health and Englewood Hospital have the resources to continue offering access to safe, high-quality health care for residents of Bergen County and beyond.

As a partner at HCC Finance, one of the country’s largest financers of healthcare and senior housing real estate, Lerner is regularly consulted by senior members at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and, through its Office of Healthcare Programs, advises on loans for hospitals and senior housing facilities. Previously, as managing director at Credit Suisse, Lerner was responsible for the company’s healthcare and affordable multifamily housing loans. He serves on various other community boards, is the vice president of the Bollinger Foundation, and is active with the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation. Lerner graduated from Dartmouth College with degrees in economics and English. He resides in Alpine with his wife, Amy, and two children.