Toby Cosgrove

Toby Cosgrove says thanks, but no thanks to Secretary of VA job

Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove has scratched his name off the list of candidates the White House is considering to nominate for the next person to serve in the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Post, according to a statement released from the health system cited in media reports. In a written statement he explained that he […]

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LinkedIn now has its own version of celebrities: You can ‘follow’ thought leaders like Obama, Cosgrove

What celebrities are to Facebook, “thought leaders” now are to LinkedIn. The professional networking site has a few noteworthy new users, in the form of thought leaders like President Barack Obama, Arianna Huffington, Pete Cashmore and Cleveland Clinic CEO Delos “Toby” Cosgrove. LinkedIn announced today in a blog post by Ryan Roslansky, the head of […]

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Cleveland Clinic CEO could influence Ohio colleges to ban smoking

If Ohio’s public colleges end up outlawing on-campus smoking, frustrated and youthful nicotine addicts wishing for a quick puff between classes should point their fingers squarely in the direction of Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove. Long an advocate of the “personal responsibility” brand of healthcare — see his earlier comments wishing he could stop hiring […]