Lisa Hayward

Biography

 As the organization’s chief legal officer, Lisa Hayward’s role is to look out for the legal needs of the organization by providing advice and counsel through Seattle Children’s Board of Trustees, the senior executive team and other leaders and employees. She advises on a wide range of issues, including corporate bylaws; fraud; HIPAA-related concerns; tax exemption issues; trademark law; governance practices; negotiating and interpreting contracts; structuring deals for legal compliance; and litigation matters. Hayward was drawn to this line of work while pursuing her master’s in health administration at Indiana University. One of her required classes covered legal issues in healthcare. She found it so fascinating that she ended up attending law school immediately after graduation. On her application essay to the University of Washington School of Law, where she earned her law degree, Hayward said her ultimate career goal was to serve as general counsel for a hospital or health system. She achieved that goal in 2016 when she was appointed Seattle Children’s general counsel.

Research Interest

 Healthcare