The CEO Forum Group, a media and marketing company focused exclusively on CEOs, has unveiled its latest list of the "Top 10 CEOs Transforming Healthcare in America" for 2024.
CEOs on the list were selected after interviews with Robert Reiss, Forbes contributor and founder and CEO of the forum group, and then criteria-based evaluation and approval by the forum group's editorial board.
The criteria is based on "creating new value that helps advance healthcare in America," Mr. Reiss told Becker's. Each CEO on the list was awarded by the editorial board a specific category where they led the transformation of healthcare.
Their stories are featured in the annual "Top 10 CEOs Transforming Healthcare in America" edition of The CEO Forum magazine, which will be distributed in hard copy to the top 10,000 CEOs in the U.S.
The 10 most transformative CEOs for healthcare in America and their respective categories, per the forum group:
Holistic health: Karen Lynch, president and CEO, CVS Health (Woonsocket, R.I.)
Community impact: Joseph Cacchione, MD, CEO, Jefferson Health and Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia)
Culture: Cindy Baier, president, CEO and a member of the board of directors, Brookdale Senior Living (Brentwood, Tenn.)
Innovation: Pete November, CEO, Ochsner Health (New Orleans)
Vision: Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO, AARP (Washington, D.C.)
Behavioral health: Marc Miller, president and CEO, Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.)
Urban healthcare: John Haupert, president and CEO, Grady Health System (Atlanta)
Leading with humanity: Sarah Chavarria, president and CEO, Delta Dental of California and Affiliates (San Francisco)
Patient-centered care: Michael Dowling, president and CEO, Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.)
Leadership: Maria Ansari, MD, CEO and executive director of The Permanente Medical Group (Kaiser Permanente) (Oakland, Calif.)