Tam O'Black
Tam serves as the vice president of compliance, quality, and regulatory at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation. In this high-impact leadership position, Tam oversees the necessary processes, systems, and infrastructure that serve MHIF. She has deep experience in the areas of compliance, quality, contracting, and research operations.
With a law degree from William Mitchell, Tam previously held positions as director of research at Park Nicollet and St. Paul Heart and as institutional review board director at Park Nicollet. During a consulting practice, Tam was involved as a special consultant for the University of Minnesota’s Human Research Protection Program in 2016 and 2017 and has provided compliance, contracting, and operations advice to startups, health systems, universities, and industry.
Tam lives in Hopkins, Minn., has a grown son, and enjoys kayaking.
