05/20/2026
Heartview Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Gulbranson as its new CEO, effective June 22, 2026.
Gulbranson brings more than two decades of health care leadership experience in the Fargo-Moorhead region, with a background spanning nonprofit management, health insurance, and strategic partnership development. He succeeds Kurt Snyder, who is retiring after 24 years with the organization.
Most recently, Gulbranson served as vice president of provider network strategy at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, where he led teams focused on building provider relationships and improving health care affordability, access, quality, and member experience. Prior to that, he spent 12 years as CEO of Family HealthCare, a private nonprofit offering comprehensive primary medical and dental care, where he directed organizational growth, led successful capital campaigns and fundraising efforts, and managed a team of 160 employees.
We are excited to welcome Patrick to the Heartview team and look forward to the leadership and vision he will bring to our mission.