Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA, retired, is the immediate past president and CEO of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. Prior to assuming his position with HFMA in June 2012, Mr. Fifer spent 11 years as vice president of hospital finance at Spectrum Health, in Grand Rapids, Mich. He also spent time with McLaren Health Care Corporation, Flint, Mich., as vice president of finance and Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing, Mich., as senior vice president of finance and CFO. Mr. Fifer started his career with nine years at Ernst & Young, also in Michigan.
Mr. Fifer was Chair of the HFMA Board of Directors in 2006-07. An HFMA member since 1983, Mr. Fifer served as a chapter president and for two terms as an HFMA board member. In 2016, Mr. Fifer was named to Modern Healthcare’s list of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare for the second time.
A Fellow of HFMA and a CPA, Mr. Fifer received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, Mich. Mr. Fifer and his wife, Katie, have three children. Mr. Fifer also serves on multiple not for profit entity boards including Corewell Health, and Champions of the Heart.