Kate DeBartolo

Senior Director, The Conversation Project - Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Ms. DeBartolo oversees The Conversation Project, IHI’s public engagement initiative to ensure everyone’s wishes for end-of-life care are both expressed and respected. In addition to leading The Conversation Project team and operations, Ms. DeBartolo manages and cultivates relationships with national and state-level organizations that help engage the general public in end-of-life care initiatives. Since starting in July 2007, she has been involved in the 5 Million Lives Campaign, Improvement Map, Project JOINTS, and many of IHI’s other large-scale initiatives. Prior to joining IHI, Ms. DeBartolo worked as a grant analyst at The California Endowment. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and currently lives in Washington DC with her husband and son.


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