Missy Shepherd, LSSBB, CPM

Missy Shepherd, LSSBB, CPM, serves as president of Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS), a national learning health network of children’s hospitals united in the mission to eliminate serious harm to patients and the healthcare workforce.

In her role, Missy works with executive, clinical, and quality leaders across SPS member hospitals to advance system-level safety improvement through collaboration, shared learning, and evidence-based practice.

Missy brings deep expertise in patient safety, quality improvement, and the design and operation of large-scale, multi-institutional learning networks. She has extensive experience leading educational campaigns and convening collaborative learning across diverse settings, including in-person convenings, virtual learning, and national conferences. Her leadership focuses on translating data and shared experience into practical improvement that can be applied across organizations.

Before her current role, Missy served in various leadership roles supporting learning health networks at Cincinnati Children's, including SPS. She led and supported project managers, strengthening operational consistency, capabilities, and shared learning across collaborative efforts. She later took on the role of executive director for SPS.

Earlier in her professional experience, Missy owned and operated a training and consulting practice, facilitating leadership development, project management, and risk management programs for university and industry partners. She also held leadership roles in the manufacturing sector, including supply chain excellence and eBusiness management, which enhanced her expertise in process improvement, operational execution, and large-scale change management.

Missy holds a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership from Xavier University and is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB) and Certified Project Manager (CPM). She is widely recognized for her ability to connect strategy, data, and people to drive measurable improvement across complex systems.