National Study Names Intermountain CEO One of Nation’s Most Ethical Leaders

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Salt Lake City, Utah – In a report outlined in the April issue of the Harvard Business Review, Intermountain Healthcare’s CEO Charles Sorenson, MD, is listed as one of the nation’s highest-scoring leaders in a study on character.

The study, conducted by KRW International, a Minneapolis-based leadership consultancy, listed results that came from anonymous surveys sent to employees at 84 U.S. companies, asking, among other things, how consistently their CEOs and management teams embodied four moral principles – integrity, responsibility, forgiveness, and compassion.

Dr. Sorenson, a surgeon, was one of 10 executives called “virtuoso CEOs,” those whose employees gave them and their management teams high ratings on all four principles. “People reported these leaders frequently engaged in behaviors that reveal strong character – for instance, standing up for what’s right, expressing concern for the common good, letting go of mistakes (their own and others’), and showing empathy,” the report said.

The report, titled Measuring the Return on Character, is available online at Harvard Business Review.​