Michelle Johnson Tidjani, JD, MBA

As Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Michelle plays a pivotal role in shaping CommonSpirit Health's future. Known for her collaborative leadership style and her ability to build consensus across diverse teams, she provides strategic oversight of the organization's national budget, ensuring resources are effectively aligned with CommonSpirit's goals and objectives.

Michelle collaborates closely with the Chief Operating Officer on the implementation of various initiatives, including the implementation of the organization’s optimized operating model. She provides executive oversight for a number of enterprise functions, including: Corporate Governance; CommonSpirit’s partnership with the Morehouse School of Medicine; Enterprise Consulting; the Lloyd H. Dean Institute of Humankindness; Security and Emergency Management; and National Meetings and Events.

In addition, she partners with CEO Wright Lassiter III to provide strategic and operational oversight of the Office of the CEO which houses: Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging; Corporate Responsibility; Advocacy and Legislative Affairs; and Philanthropy. Michelle also works with the organization’s Board of Stewardship Trustees to ensure that business decisions align with the values and mission of the organization’s sponsoring congregations.

Michelle brings a wealth of experience to CommonSpirit, having previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Henry Ford Health System and Deputy Chief Legal Officer for the Cleveland Clinic. She holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, an EMBA from Brown University in partnership with IE Business School Madrid, and a bachelor's degree from Cornell University.

Her community involvement includes serving as a board member of the American Arbitration Association, McGregor Fund Foundation, Adventist Health, and Conifer.

She has received numerous awards for her leadership including Brown University Distinguished Alumni Award, Poets and Quants - Best and Brightest, Crain’s Detroit - “Best Women Lawyers in Michigan,” Michigan Chronicle - “Woman of Excellence,” Wolverine Bar Association - Golden Gavel Award, Norman S. Minor Trailblazer Award, Kaleidoscope - 40 Under 40 Award. Michelle is married and has two children.