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Virginia Betts
Senior Fellow

Virginia Betts

Member Since 2026

Biography

President and Chief Executive Officer, HealthFutures Inc.; Professor, Department of Advanced Practice & Doctoral Studies Program, University of Tennessee. Former Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities; Director for Health Policy and Professor of Nursing, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center; Senior Advisor on Nursing and Policy to the Secretary and Assistant Secretary of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; President, American Nurses Association; Consultant on mental health, Commonwealth of Australia; Member, Military Health Care Advisory Council; President, Tennessee Nurses Association.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
President and Chief Executive Officer HealthFutures Inc. Current
Professor Department of Advanced Practice & Doctoral Studies Program University of Tennessee Current
Former Commissioner Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Current
Director for Health Policy and Professor of Nursing University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center Current
Senior Advisor on Nursing and Policy to the Secretary and Assistant Secretary of Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Current
President American Nurses Association Current
Consultant on mental health Commonwealth of Australia Current
Member Military Health Care Advisory Council Current
President Tennessee Nurses Association Current

Expertise

Primary Sector

Academic
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