Beverly Kravitz, is the former Director of Human Resources, Communications and Legal Affairs for the Integrated Health and Social Services University Network for West-Central Montreal (CIUSSS), reporting directly to the CEO. She held this position from the creation of the CIUSSS in 2015 until 2025. The CIUSSS is comprised of 9 healthcare institutions and 34-member facilities, among them an internationally-renowned acute-care hospital (Jewish General Hospital), frontline clinics, rehabilitation and long-term care sites, as well as university-affiliated research institutions. Our over 14,000 employees provide a seamless continuum of care to the patients, residents and users in their territory, a population of nearly 400,000 in one of Canada’s most diverse catchments.
Ms. Kravitz began her legal career in 1988, after having completed her civil and common law studies at McGill University. She also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University. Beverly joined the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) Foundation in 2002 after 15 years of legal experience in private practice. She was Director of Planned Giving, Strategic Planning and General Counsel with the JGH Foundation until 2007, at which time she was appointed as the hospital’s Director of Human Resources and Legal Affairs, a position she held until the creation of the CIUSSS in 2015.
Known for her strategic acumen and effective management style, Ms Kravitz emphasizes a safe, healthy, and collaborative workplace. She takes great pride in having led the JGH to be recognized as one of Montreal’s Top Employers every year since 2013.
Ms. Kravitz completed the Authentic Leadership Development Program and Leading High-Performance Health Care Organizations, two professional development courses with the Harvard Business School. In 2022, she completed the NIHI McMaster Connected Health and IoT course. She is honored to have recently joined the Board of Directors of Hope & Cope, an organization with the help of a professional clinical team and trained peer volunteers, that supports people living with cancer.
