The Top 25 Minority Executives in Healthcare — 2020

Dr. Jerome Adams,

U.S. Surgeon General, HHS

Debra Canales,

Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Providence

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Debra Canales strives to put people first in the mission of healthcare

Genevieve Caruncho-Simpson,

President and Chief Operating Officer, Texas Health Aetna

Dr. Augustine Choi,

Dean, Weill Cornell Medicine

Dr. Bechara Choucair,

Senior Vice President and Chief Community Health Officer, Kaiser Permanente

Dr. Imelda Dacones,

President and CEO, Northwest Permanente

Garth Graham,

President, Aetna Foundation and Vice President, Community Health and Impact, CVS Health

Danielle Gray,

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

Audrey Gregory,

CEO, Detroit Medical Center

Dr. Patrice Harris,

President, American Medical Association

Dr. Sachin Jain,

President and CEO, CareMore Health

The healthcare system is broken. Sachin Jain and colleagues want to help transform it

Transitioning to CEO? Self-awareness is Vital

Dr. Vivian Lee,

President of Health Platforms, Verily Life Sciences

Dr. Ana Pujols McKee,

Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Joint Commission

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Quality, safety fuel Pujols McKee's drive at The Joint Commission

Dr. Rhonda Medows,

CEO, Ayin Health Solutions and President of Population Health, Providence

Dr. Philip Ozuah,

President and CEO, Montefiore Medicine

Ketul Patel,

President, Pacific Northwest Division, CommonSpirit Health and CEO, CHI Franciscan

Dennis Pullin,

President and CEO, Virtua Health

Javier Rodriguez,

CEO, DaVita

Dr. Jaewon Ryu,

President and CEO, Geisinger Health

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Experiences build a strong leadership foundation for Jaewon Ryu

Ninfa Saunders,

CEO, Navicent Health

Dr. Thomas Sequist,

Chief Quality and Safety Officer, Partners HealthCare

Rajesh Shrestha,

Chief Operating Officer, Community-Based Care, Intermountain Healthcare and CEO, Castell

Nicole Thomas,

Hospital President, Baptist Medical Center South

Michael Ugwueke,

President and CEO, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

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Michael Ugwueke helps Methodist South turn around

Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom,

Senior Vice President of Community Health and Equity, and Chief Wellness and Diversity Officer, Henry Ford Health System

Lloyd Dean,

CEO, CommonSpirit Health

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Dignity Health’s Lloyd Dean leads from experience and welcomes ‘healthcare for all’

Wright Lassiter III,

President and CEO, Henry Ford Health System

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In healthcare's new order, no time to bask in past success

Kevin Lofton,

CEO, CommonSpirit Health

Beverly Malone,

CEO, National League of Nursing

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Healthcare’s volatility gives way to innovative leadership

Once a reluctant leader, Beverly Malone inspires countless nurses with skills that earned her a seat alongside royalty

Eugene Woods,

President and CEO, Atrium Health

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A template for change: Continual transformation is a must for leaders

Gene Woods' influential leadership poised to enhance Carolinas HealthCare System

Diverse leadership is key to solving health disparities

Dr. Jandel Allen-Davis,

President and CEO, Craig Hospital

Dr. Miguel Benet,

Division Chief Medical Officer, Medical City Healthcare, North Texas Division of HCA Healthcare

Dr. Tamarah Duperval-Brownlee,

Senior Vice President and Chief Community Impact Officer, Ascension

Ahmed Haque,

Senior Vice President of Network Performance and Strategy, Aledade

Barbara Johnson,

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Premier Health

Angelleen Peters-Lewis,

Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nurse Executive, Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Dr. Stella Safo,

Chief Clinical Transformation Officer and Vice President of Prospective Research, Premier

Dr. Airica Steed,

System Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Sinai Health System

Cassandra Willis-Abner,

Senior Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Experience Officer, Trinity Health

Nichole Wilson,

Vice President of Retail Health Services, Community Health Network