Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Joseph J. Guarracino is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Brooklyn Hospital Center, where he directs the strategic business and financial operations of the center and its affiliated entities. Mr. Guarracino has more than two decades of accomplishments and experience in the financial administration in academic hospital settings including new business development, relationship management, operations management, and staff development.
Prior to joining The Brooklyn Hospital Center in 2007, he served as AVP of Financial Services and Chief Financial Officer for Health Quest Systems, a three hospital not-for-profit system in Poughkeepsie, NY. Mr. Guarracino has held other executive positions in the New York Metropolitan Area over the years and he began his career at Ernst & Young LLC.
Mr. Guarracino serves in leadership and board roles for a number of healthcare organizations, including Network Recovery Services, Inc., Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council, Inc., Iona College Alumni Board, Healthfirst, Inc., and Healthcare Financial Management Association.
Mr. Guarracino is an Adjunct Professor at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York, where he teaches a graduate-level course in healthcare finance. He is also a regular speaker at many healthcare conferences and seminars.
Mr. Guarracino has an MBA in Healthcare Management from American InterContinental University and Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Iona College, Hagan School of Business respectively.