Aaron Kinney, DBA
Aaron Kinney is the Operating Partner for Clinic to Classroom. In this role, Aaron provides oversight of daily operations, strategy, and business development at an enterprise level.
Previously, Aaron served in various executive leadership roles at Children’s Wisconsin. Aaron joined Children’s Wisconsin in 2014 and has served in hospital and practice-based assignments spanning outpatient, inpatient, surgical and community-based teams, including Executive Director of the Herma Heart Institute, Chief Operating Officer of Children’s Specialty Group, and President and Chief Operating Officer of Children’s Wisconsin Hospitals. He served in various boards and partnerships on behalf of Children's Wisconsin, including Forward Pediatric Alliance (CW and UW Kids), Connected for Kids (CW, Emplify, and Theda Care), and the Children's Wisconsin and MCW Affiliation Committee and Affiliation Management Committee.
Prior to Children’s Wisconsin, Aaron was Division Administrator for pediatric general surgery and pediatric urology with the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). He served nearly eight years in the U.S. Army as a Medical Service Corps Officer as an Aeromedical Evacuation Pilot, completing multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. For his meritorious service, he was awarded a Bronze Star in 2008 (Iraq) and 2011 (Afghanistan).
Aaron earned a Doctor of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and holds a certificate in public health administration as well as a master’s degree. He is a board-certified fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and an elected board member of the ACHE-Wisconsin chapter where he is currently the President Elect.
Aaron is active in the community, having served in roles supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters Milwaukee – Golf Classic Committee, as well as the American Heart Association’s Heart of Milwaukee Executive Leadership Team. Previously he served on the Wisconsin Veterans Chamber of Commerce foundation board, as well as the Project ADAM national board. He holds an adjunct faculty appointment at Marquette University teaching undergraduates in health care administration.