Vancouver, British Columbia
Valerie Gallet Lukac
Healthcare transformation leader helping systems deliver better access, higher quality and healthier populations.
Partner in Advisory Management Consulting at KPMG Canada. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, executive leader, board director and mentor with 22 years across healthcare, the public sector, education and social services.
- Years in healthcare, public sector & education
- 22+Years in healthcare, public sector & education
- National program investment portfolio managed
- $750M+National program investment portfolio managed
- Professional designations and certifications
- 5Professional designations and certifications
- Working languages: English, French, Spanish
- 3Working languages: English, French, Spanish
About
A strategic thinker who drives projects to results
Valerie is a transformational leader with a passion for making an impact and driving positive outcomes. A strategic thinker and certified Six Sigma Black Belt, she works to evolve the health system toward high performing, healthy populations, improved quality, greater safety and better patient outcomes.
She brings extensive experience in health system optimization, transformational change and process redesign, including organizational development, human capital management, enabling business process transformation, and program, operational and change management.
Skilled in enabling data driven decisions, financial modelling and complex analytics, Valerie is known for adaptability, sound decision-making, strong interpersonal and communication skills, and her ability to rally teams and multi-disciplinary stakeholders toward successful outcomes.
Expertise
Where Valerie helps health organizations move faster
- 01
Health System Transformation
Redesigning how care is organized and delivered so populations are healthier, access improves and outcomes get better.
- 02
Access & Quality
Reducing wait times, improving patient safety and building the operating models that sustain better quality of care.
- 03
Lean Six Sigma & Process Redesign
Certified Black Belt applying rigorous, data-driven process optimization across hospitals and health authorities.
- 04
Change & Human Capital
Prosci-certified change leadership, organizational development and coaching of multi-disciplinary stakeholder groups.
- 05
Governance & Strategy
Strategic advisory, strategic planning and board governance for health organizations and public sector leaders.
- 06
Digital Health & Program Delivery
Deploying information systems and delivering complex portfolios, programs and projects on time and on budget.
Experience
Two decades leading healthcare change across Canada and beyond
Partner, Advisory Management Consulting
2019 to present
KPMG Canada · Vancouver
Partner since October 2022. Advises health and public sector clients on system transformation, access and quality.
Western Canada Engagement Leader
2018 to 2019
AnalysisWorks · Vancouver
Enabled decisions through healthcare analytics: bed mapping, demand forecasting and surgical wait time optimization.
Associate Managing Partner, Healthcare Transformation & Optimization
2014 to 2018
Accenture (Gevity Consulting) · Vancouver
Led provincial and national engagements: a provincial screening program business case and IT procurement across four health authorities, order sets adoption across 92 organizations in Northwest Ontario, and an operational review targeting $1M in hospital savings.
Global Executive Leadership Program Instructor, Francophone Africa
2015 to 2016
Yale Global Health Leadership Institute
Taught governance, strategic planning and program development to 30 health system directors and deputy ministers from six countries.
Program Director
2008 to 2013
Canada Health Infoway · Montreal
Provided national leadership for investment programs with more than $750M in budget, spanning electronic health records, laboratory and diagnostic imaging systems.
Senior Consultant and Project Director
2006 to 2008
Independent, including CIM Consulting and the McGill University Health Centre · Montreal
Built the business plan, with financial and operational projections, for the future MUHC Women's Health Centre.
Manager, Healthcare Centers of Excellence
2004 to 2006
ABC Medical Center · Mexico City
Helped establish the first free-standing comprehensive cancer center in Mexico, a $14M investment, and developed hospital growth strategy.
Early career in hospital operations
2002 to 2004
Brigham and Women's Hospital and Children's Hospital Boston · Boston
Led primary care digitization and managed outpatient neurology operations, compliance and teams.
Credentials
Certified, educated and published
Certifications
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
International Six Sigma Institute
Project Management Professional (PMP)
PMI
Prosci Change Management Professional
Prosci
CPHIMS
HIMSS
Education
Master of Business Administration
McGill University, Desautels Faculty of Management · Strategy and Finance
Master of Public Health
Yale School of Public Health · Health Care Administration and Management
Bachelor of Science, Biology
Tufts University
Boards & community
Bringing Women Together
Director · Prime for the Mentorship Committee
BC Aquasonics
Director
VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation Innovation Gala
Planning Committee
Canadian College of Health Leaders
Member
“Valerie is an excellent strategic, big picture thinker who is always committed to finding innovative solutions to problems and doing the best job possible. She is a team player and a pleasure to work with.”
Contact
Let's talk about what your health organization needs next
For advisory work, board and governance conversations, speaking or mentoring, the best way to reach Valerie is through LinkedIn. She is based in Vancouver and works across Canada.
linkedin.com/in/valerielukac