Kerri Ruppert Schiller

Kerri has been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Children's Hospital of Orange County since 1998. She is responsible for building a strong, responsive and customer-driven financial management organization, encompassing the leadership, management and direction of all financial operations for Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), CHOC at Mission, CHOC Foundation for Children, Children's HealthCare of California, and the real estate holding companies, CHOCO Realty Corporation and CRC Real Estate Corporation. Kerri is intricately involved with the Master Plan for CHOC which includes the construction of a new patient tower. Expansion and financing has been a key focus to ensure that CHOC can meet the needs of the community in the future.

Kerri earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting from Cal State Fullerton and has been extremely generous in sharing her leadership and philanthropy with her alma mater. She serves as a member and previous Chair of the Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation, is a member of the Blue Ribbon Committee for the annual Front & Center gala, is one of the university's 50 Women of Distinction and is the recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award. She also is a member of the Boards of Directors of the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) and Orange County Foundation for Medical Care, a member of Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and Orange County Women's CFO Roundtable.

Kerri grew up in Orange County with her four sisters and two brothers. In her all too infrequent leisure time, Kerri enjoys reading and running.