Mr. Ellis has served as the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) , Corporate HR Shared Services, for MGM Resorts International since 2000. His career is rooted in the strategy, design, and fiscal management of health and wellness programs.  In the course of his career, Mr. Ellis has served as VP Finance or CFO of hospitals, managed care organizations and physician groups. He currently serves as co-chair of the Health Services Coalition, a joint management-union health care coalition. Mr. Ellis received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting with honors from Valparaiso University in Indiana and has a CPA certification. He has also attended multiple audit, SEC, tax, and MIS classes administered by his previous employer, Arthur Anderson, as well as by the Healthcare Financial Management Association and Group Health Association of America.