Talk about baptism of fire. Within a month of Barclay Berdan becoming CEO of Texas Health Resources in September 2014, the Arlington-based health system was rocked by the Ebola situation, taking center stage in what became minute-to-minute on-the-job-training in how a world-class health system should deal with one of the world’s most virulent pathogens. Almost exactly a year later, having navigated the ship through those treacherous waters, Berdan, 62, is as steady as ever at the helm of Texas Health, the largest faith-based, nonprofit health system in North Texas, with 25 hospitals, 16 behavioral health centers, 21 outpatient centers and Texas Health Physicians Group with more than 200 access points. He was well prepared: prior to becoming CEO, Berdan served as senior EVP and COO of Texas Health for two years; he also has more than 30 years’ experience as a healthcare leader, joining Texas Health in 1986 as VP and administrator of Harris Methodist Southwest, which he oversaw from the ground up. He served as COO of Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital from 1999 to 2007, also serving as EVP for Texas Health from 2005 to 2007 and senior EVP for system alignment and performance from 2007 to 2012. Berdan earned an undergraduate degree in biology from Texas Christian University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.