The Leadership Council
In addition to the direction in strategy, development and activities provided by our AHA leaders, The Leadership Council comprised of executive leaders with diverse backgrounds from AHA member organizations help advance the Center forward.
Wright Lassiter - Chair
President and CEO
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, MI
(Chair-Elect, AHA Board of Trustees)
Leonard Achan
Chief Innovation Officer and SVP, Innovation and Business Development
Hospital of Special Surgery
New York, NY
Derek Angus, MD
Chief Innovation Officer
UPMC
Pittsburgh, PA
LaVone Arthur
Chief Strategy Officer
Baylor Scott & White Health
Dallas, TX
(Health Forum Board Council Liaison)
Christopher Coburn
Chief Innovation Officer
Mass General Brigham
Cambridge, MA
Eduardo Conrado
EVP and Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer
Ascension
St. Louis, MO
Joanne M. Conroy, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
(Health Forum Board Chair)
Shereff Elnahal, MD
President and CEO
University Hospital
Newark, NJ
Bruce D. Greenstein
EVP and Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer
LHC Group
Lafayette, LA
Matt Hanley, MD
Chief Clinical Officer
SSM Health
St. Louis, MO
(HRET Board Council Liaison)
COL Christopher G. Ivany, MD
Chief Innovation Officer
Defense Health Agency
Falls Church, VA
Maulik Joshi, DrPH
President and CEO
Meritus Health
Hagerstown, MD
Manoja Lecamwasam
System Vice President, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences and Device, Strategic Innovation
CommonSpirit Health
Providence, RI
Todd Moore
Chair, Revenue Strategy and Innovation
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Erica Peterson
Senior Director
Sanford Health
Chamberlain, SD
Greg Poulsen
Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Intermountain Healthcare
Salt Lake City, UT
(HRET Board Chair)
Terika Richardson
President, Central Chicagoland Primary Service Area
Advocate Aurora Health
Park Ridge, IL
Ries Robinson, MD
SVP & Chief Innovation Officer
Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Albuquerque, NM
Stephen Robinson, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner
Kenner, LA
Debbie Salas-Lopez, MD
Senior Vice President, Community and Population Health
Northwell Health
New Hyde Park, NY
Lynn Simon, MD
President, Clinical Operations and CMO
Community Health Systems
Franklin, TN
Sara Vaezy
Chief Digital Strategy and Business Development Officer
Providence
Renton, WA
Angela Yochem
EVP and Chief Digital Officer
Novant Health
Winston Salem, NC
Lamont Yoder
Chief Executive Officer
Baywood Campus: Banner Baywood Medical Center & Banner Heart Hospital Gateway Campus: Banner Gateway Medical Center & Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Phoenix, AZ