Tom Vernon

VP, Talent & Experience Houston Methodist

Thomas Vernon serves as Vice President of Talent & Experience at Houston Methodist. He has been with Houston Methodist since May 2015. Tom’s responsibilities include Talent Acquisition strategy, Organizational Development, Employee and Leadership Development, and support for the Patient and Employee Experience. Tom serves as a member of the Houston Methodist Innovation Center and Co-Chair of the Houston Methodist Human Resources Strategic Innovation Center.

Previously, Tom was with Cleveland Clinic for 25 years in a variety of roles. As Senior Director for International Patient Experience, he consulted with organizations around the world to help them learn, implement and sustain the Patient Experience best practices of Cleveland Clinic.

Tom has also held leadership roles in the areas of Clinical Education, Human Resources, and Learning Technology. He was co-leader of the well documented Cleveland Clinic Experience cultural transformation initiative that was developed and deployed at Cleveland Clinic.

Tom holds a Master of Education in Global Human Resource Education from the University of Illinois and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Cleveland State University. He is a Certified Professional in Learning and Performance by the Association for Talent Development and has presented domestically and internationally on multiple topics including: cultural transformation, innovation ,performance management, performance consulting, succession planning, employee engagement and learning technology.