Mark Smith serves as GVP, Insights, Optimization, & Staffing Executive Leader. In this role, Mark and his team have responsibility for advancing Providence’s approaches to selecting the best talent, innovatively managing contingent workforce investments, growing caregivers and leaders, improving workforce capacity, enabling work through automation, and upgrading analytics capabilities for 51 hospitals, 1,000 clinics, 123,000 caregivers, and 34,000 providers across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. Mark has served on multiple advisory boards focused on workforce development, future or work, and contingent staffing. He has been identified as an HR leader to watch.