A Conversation with Donna Hyland, Children’s Healthcare Of Atlanta Chief Executive Officer

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Donna Hyland, Chief Executive Office at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, tell us about her biggest challenges, her love for Atlanta, and the advice she has for the next generation. Read on:

What is the best advice you’ve ever been given?

“It’s pretty simple: You can do everything in life. Just not all at the same time.”

Is there a part of your life that you would do over?

“I was so focused on my career.”, “I wish I had spent more time with my children.”

What’s been your biggest professional challenge?

“No one had ever faced anything like it before,” she says. What carried them through was leaning on her team and trusting the experts around her. “The very best in people came out during that time.”

What is unique about Atlanta’s business community?

“The most amazing thing about Atlanta is how people just lift each other up. If you are a leader, you are expected to pay your civic rent — to be involved, to do good for the community. And that permeates our entire culture here.”