Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. announced that Laura Groschen has joined Acadia as the company's new Chief Information Officer (CIO). In this role, she will shape and advance the Company's information technology (IT) strategy, driving continued digital transformation across Acadia's scaled behavioral health capabilities. As a new member of the Company's executive leadership team, Groschen will report to Chris Hunter, Chief Executive Officer.

Groschen joins Acadia with over 25 years of experience driving strategic transformation at large healthcare and consumer-focused IT organizations. She most recently served as the Business Unit CIO of Medtronic, a $30 billion global healthcare solutions company, where she led a team supporting information and technology for 20 operating units and global business functions across Medtronic's locations in 150 countries. With a focus on optimizing business outcomes through technology investments, she also led Medtronic's IT strategy for mergers, acquisitions and divestures.

Prior to Medtronic, she was Business Unit CIO for United Health Group where she led a $4 billion annual revenue practice implementing technology solutions for federal and state governments in support of the Affordable Care Act. Groschen previously held several executive leadership roles for Wells Fargo & Company.