Nelson Weichold: Chief Financial Officer

Nelson Weichold serves as Chief Financial Officer at Nationwide Children’s Hospital where he oversees treasury operations, budgeting and cost accounting, financial reporting, revenue cycle and payer relations. Nelson was named CFO in 2023 and brings more than two decades of financial and strategic leadership experience, previously working in large teaching hospitals and academic medical centers assisting with short and long-term financial planning and capital investment decisions. Most recently, Nelson served as CFO at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital. He also held senior management positions at the University of Miami Medical Center and the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.

Nelson’s work at Nationwide Children’s Hospital focuses on combining financial management with an appreciation for the hospital’s mission, values and culture to ensure the sustainability and strength of the hospital’s clinical, research, educational and community population health efforts.

Nelson earned a bachelor's degree from Miami University and a master's degree in health and hospital administration from Tulane University.