Martin J. Schreiber III, Ed.D. is a leadership development and organizational culture executive with 20+ years of experience across healthcare, education and community services. He builds learning programs and culture practices that connect organizational values with the everyday experience of leaders and caregivers.
Experience
Career experience
2020–Present
Vice President, Mission Leadership Institute —
Providence St. Joseph Health, Irvine, CA
Enterprise leadership development for boards, senior executives, people leaders and emerging leaders. Enterprise context: 122,000 caregivers, 51 hospitals, 7 states. Built the 18-month Mission Leadership Academy with live hybrid delivery to 18 cities and an international cohort in Hyderabad. Designed and launched Board Governance Formation in 2023–2024, with curriculum delivered to every regional board. Leads 18-month Executive Mission Leadership Formation. Concurrent Chief Mission Officer for Shared Services and Interim Chief Mission Officer for South Division.
2018–2020
Vice President, Mercy Clinic — Mercy Health, St. Louis, MO
- Leadership and culture development for boards, executives, physicians and employees.
- Chaired the Mercy Clinic Mission Culture Council; member of the Mercy Experience Leadership Team.
- Principal investigator, Building the Joy of Practice, with the American Medical Association, studying 60 practitioners.
2015–2018
Vice President — Mercy Health, Fort Smith, AR
Values in strategy, senior-leader decisions and policy; built global health partnerships and Peru immersions. Founded Catherine’s Light behavioral health support embedded in OB/GYN for at-risk mothers, reporting 1,152 counseling sessions and 831 referrals. Governor-appointed Project Hope foster-care work.
2013–2015
Regional Officer of Mission and Global Outreach — Presence Health, Chicago, IL
- Built the C.O.R.E. physician engagement program (Calling, Offering, Renewal, Empathy).
- Developed the Global Summit and international outreach strategy.
1998–2012
Society of Jesus
Education, program leadership, retreat direction,
international executive leadership advisory assignments, 2009–2012.
Values in practice
Human dignity
Connects institutional values with the lived experience of leaders and caregivers.
Bridge building
Listens across frontline caregivers, physicians, CFOs and executive teams.
Purpose with performance
Holds people and margin, enterprise standards and local ownership as productive tensions.
Candor with trust
Listens first, then speaks difficult truths plainly.
Learning with accountability
Pairs reflective development with practical delivery and program measurement.
Global perspective & governance
- International Mission Leadership Academy cohort of 60 caregivers in Hyderabad.
- Mercy Peru immersions for 25 physicians, nurses and executives.
- Facilitated international immersions for university vice presidents and senior leaders through the Ignatian Colleagues Program, including UCA San Salvador.
On-the-ground work across Africa, Latin America and Asia.
Governance & board service
Children of God Relief Fund (U.S. 501(c)(3) supporting organization): President, 2019–2021; Executive VP, Board of Trustees, 2011–2018.
Advisory Board member, Corporate Learning Network; former trustee, John Carroll University; former board director, Walsh Jesuit High School.
Bring purpose,
people and performance
into the same conversation.
Education
Ed.D. Administration and Supervision, Loyola University Chicago; M.Div., Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University; M.Phil., Loyola University Chicago; B.S. Finance, with Management Information Systems minor, Miami University, Ohio.
Professional development
National Secondary Education Leadership Training Seminar, Harvard School of Education.
Public voice
Health Progress author; contributor to Physician Well-Being During Sustained Crisis (2021); creator and host of Providence Walk With Me and Healing Stories; and author of the Staying Human newsletter.