Whitney Murphy is a healthcare executive and consultant with more than 15 years of experience leading complex hospital operations and advancing cultures of safety, learning, and performance. She has served as Vice President of Surgical Services at Seattle Children’s Hospital and Vice President of Operations at Asante Health System, leading large-scale initiatives to strengthen efficiency, quality, and strategic alignment.
Whitney Murphy is Chief of Staff at the Healthcare Experience Foundation (HXF) and a healthcare leader with more than 15 years of experience leading complex hospital operations and strengthening cultures of safety and organizational performance. She previously served as Vice President of Surgical Services at Seattle Children’s Hospital and Vice President of Operations at Asante Health System, where she led large-scale initiatives to strengthen operational performance, quality, workforce engagement, and strategic alignment.
At HXF, Whitney partners with healthcare organizations to strengthen leadership effectiveness, operational excellence, and cultures of psychological safety. Her work focuses on helping leaders translate organizational values into consistent behaviors, stronger teams, and measurable outcomes for patients, caregivers, and communities.
Whitney is a certified practitioner of The Fearless Organization Scan, a validated diagnostic designed to measure and build psychological safety within teams and organizations, and a certified Psychological Safety Practitioner.
