The President’s Advisory Board provides President Podolsky and Medical Center administration with guidance on the opportunities and challenges the Institution faces across all three parts of its mission – clinical care, education, and research. The Board convenes three times a year. Members include diverse civic, corporate, foundation, and philanthropic leaders from throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Advisory Board Leadership

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Horchow Routman
Board Chair

Ms. Routman brings exceptional experience in philanthropic leadership to her role as Chair, including service on the following boards: The Dallas Foundation, Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, Visiting Nurse Association, and The Hockaday School, among others. Since 1997, she has been a member of the Southwestern Medical Foundation Board of Trustees – UT Southwestern’s philanthropic partner – providing leadership as an Executive Committee member and as Chair of the Nominating Committee. She currently serves as an honorary trustee.