LaVonne E. Pulliam, JD

Bio

LaVonne E. Pulliam, JD, is the Chief Compliance Officer for UH. She oversees the system’s compliance, ethics and privacy programs, ensuring institutional adherence to internal policies and external legal and regulatory requirements. She is also responsible for leading the organization’s work to foster a strong ethical culture.

Ms. Pulliam is an experienced attorney and health care leader with more than 10 years of experience in health care compliance. Before joining UH, she served as the Compliance Officer for the Neuromodulation Operating Unit at Medtronic. Ms. Pulliam also served in both legal and compliance roles at Medtronic supporting several business units and the Medtronic Foundation. Prior to that role, Ms. Pulliam served as Assistant General Counsel for UH, advising in a variety of areas including supply chain, privacy and data sharing, and reimbursement. Ms. Pulliam began her legal career at Benesch Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff in the corporate and securities practice group, where she focused her practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing, business formation and corporate governance matters.

Ms. Pulliam was recognized as part of Crain’s Cleveland Business 2024 Class of 40 Under 40. She was also named a Rising Star and Black Healthcare Leader to Know by Becker’s Healthcare in 2024.

Ms. Pulliam earned her Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and holds a Master of Arts in Bioethics from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Case Western Reserve University. She is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and the Health Care Compliance Association and is admitted to practice in the State of Ohio. Ms. Pulliam also serves on the YWCA Greater Cleveland Board of Directors and Southwest General Hospital Board of Directors.