Dr. Douglas Olson is the President and CEO of Vision Centre, a non-profit organization that is focused on leadership development for aging services. Vision Centre has been established to help grow academic programs in senior living leadership across the country in partnership with senior care and service organizations and affiliated associations.  For over two decades, he was with the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s nationally recognized health care administration program and the Director of the Center for Health Administration and Aging Services Excellence (CHAASE). Under his leadership, the Center launched several national efforts to provide opportunities for students and emerging leaders from programs around the country to benefit from experiences and initiatives in partnership with the field.

He received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in Health Services Research, Policy and Administration with a dual minor in Management and Aging Studies, and his MBA from the University of St. Thomas. Dr. Olson has given numerous national and regional presentations and been published in a variety of publications. He is involved in applied research efforts focusing on leadership, organizational roles and best practices in leadership development in the health and aging services field.

Dr. Olson has served on numerous professional and organizational boards. Before joining the UWEC faculty, Olson was the community administrator responsible for operations of a long-term care campus in Minnesota. He has 20 years of direct experience working and consulting with various types of health care organizations.