V. James Fiorenzo

President, UPMC Hamot

V. James Fiorenzo serves as president at UPMC Hamot. Prior to becoming president, Mr. Fiorenzo served as the chief operating officer. He has also served as the senior vice president of Strategic and Support Services, president of Regional Health Services, president of Great Lakes Home Healthcare Services, Bayside Pharmacy and Physician Supply, and Associate Director of Pharmacy and Drug Information Services. He began his career at UPMC Hamot as a staff pharmacist in 1975.

Mr. Fiorenzo has served with UPMC Hamot for more than 37 years. During those years, he has developed strategies to enhance the growth and range of services available to patients locally and regionally and has promoted emerging technologies and innovation to maintain the high-level of care patients expect from UPMC Hamot.

He currently serves on the boards of The Regional Cancer Center, Boys & Girls Club of Erie, and the Greater Erie Industrial Development Corporation (GEIDC). Mr. Fiorenzo graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in pharmacy and earned an MBA in 1990 from Gannon University.