Ochsner Baton Rouge welcomed Stephen Howell as chief financial officer.
Howell brings more than 30 years of healthcare leadership experience in complex roles requiring project coordination, budgeting strategies, and management skills.
Howell spent the first 20 years of his career with Baton Rouge General, starting as a financial analyst and eventually being named director of decision support, strategy, business development, and physician analysis. He then formed his own consulting firm that worked with hospitals across the country and was involved with the startup of the Louisiana Healthcare Information Exchange.
In 2015, he joined Northern Light Health, a $2.1 billion health system in Maine, where he served as vice president of capital planning and finance before joining Ochsner.
Howell earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and accounting, and a master’s degree in finance from LSU. He is a certified public accountant, certified management accountant, and a chartered financial analyst.