Matthew E. Cox, MBA, CPA, is Chief Financial Officer for Corewell Health—formerly Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health.
As Chief Financial Officer, Matt leads the system finance team with a focus on making care and coverage more affordable, while ensuring the financial integrity of the system and its divisions. He is passionate about achieving affordable, equitable care and coverage while focusing on quality, and making health accessible for each person, regardless of their income or socioeconomic status.
Matt champions internal efforts to reduce the total cost of care, improve the patient and health plan member experience, enhance sustainability and optimize processes. To-date, these efforts have included streamlining complex processes, leveraging technology to provide more cost-efficient and effective services, increasing transparency and reducing waste. While Chief Financial Officer of Spectrum Health, Matt was instrumental in establishing industry-leading best practices such as shoppable services and simplified billing.
Before joining Spectrum Health in 2017, Matt served in a variety of leadership roles at Banner Health, Dignity Health, Central Maine Health Care and Catholic Health Initiatives Health System. Matt began his professional career with Deloitte.
Matt holds a Bachelor of Arts in accounting and Master of Business Administration from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Matt is a national board member and active participant in the Healthcare Financial Management Association, where he holds three certifications. He serves on various boards of directors and finance committees, including a board position at the President Gerald R. Ford Field Service Council of the Boy Scouts of America.