Richard Sheridan

Richard Sheridan is Corporate Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary for Scripps Health. He is responsible for directing the provision of legal services, advising the boards, management and medical staffs and providing guidance on legal aspects of patient care. Sheridan also has executive oversight for quality, performance improvement and risk management functions as well as internal audit, compliance and information security,

Prior to joining Scripps, Sheridan worked at the San Francisco law firms of Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos & Rudy, and Hassard, Bonnington, Rogers & Huber where he focused on hospital and medical legal issues.

Sheridan attended Stanford Law School and Boston University School of Law, where he received his J.D. He is a member of the California State Bar, the American Health Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association (Health Law Section), and the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys where he is a past president. He is a member of the Board of Visitors of California Western Law School.