100 Most Influential People in Healthcare - 2022

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The 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare awards & recognition program honors individuals in healthcare who are deemed by their peers and the senior editors of Modern Healthcare to be the most influential individuals in the industry, in terms of leadership and impact. This program allows for readers to vote for their top choices and selected honorees will be published in Modern Healthcare's annual ranking.

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Ellen Kelsay

Rank: 100

Ellen Kelsay

President and CEO

Business Group on Health

Vivian Lee

Rank: 99

Dr. Vivian Lee

President of health platforms

Verily Life Sciences

Dr. James Downing

Rank: 98

Dr. James Downing

President and CEO

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Mark Parkinson

Rank: 97

Mark Parkinson

President and CEO

American Health Care Association

Lori Herndon

Rank: 96

Lori Herndon

President and CEO

AtlantiCare

Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom

Rank: 95

Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom

Senior vice president of community health and equity, and chief wellness and diversity officer

Henry Ford Health

Kevin Mahoney

Rank: 94

Kevin Mahoney

CEO

University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine)

Ruth Brinkley

Rank: 93

Ruth Williams-Brinkley

President

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States

James Mathews

Rank: 92

James Mathews

Executive director

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

Dr. James E.K. Hildreth

Rank: 91

Dr. James E.K. Hildreth

President and CEO

Meharry Medical College

Ram Jagannath

Rank: 90

Ram Jagannath

Global Head of Healthcare

Blackstone

Kenneth Raske

Rank: 89

Kenneth Raske

President and CEO

Greater New York Hospital Association

Jo Ann Jenkins

Rank: 88

Jo Ann Jenkins

CEO

AARP

Matt Eyles

Rank: 87

Matt Eyles

President and CEO

AHIP

Dr. Humayun Chaudhry

Rank: 86

Dr. Humayun Chaudhry

President and CEO

Federation of State Medical Boards

Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo

Rank: 85

Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo

Editor in Chief

Journal of the American Medical Association and JAMA Network

Catherine Jacobson

Rank: 84

Catherine Jacobson

President and CEO

Froedtert Health

Tim Robinson

Rank: 83

Timothy Robinson

CEO

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Tim Hingtgen

Rank: 82

Tim Hingtgen

CEO

Community Health Systems

Robert Wieland

Rank: 81

Dr. Robert Wieland

CEO and chief medical officer

Allina Health - Aetna

Madeline Bell

Rank: 80

Madeline Bell

President and CEO

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Randy Oostra

Rank: 79

Randy Oostra

Retired, former CEO

ProMedica

Jason Gorevic

Rank: 78

Jason Gorevic

CEO

Teladoc Health

Andrea Walsh

Rank: 77

Andrea Walsh

President and CEO

HealthPartners

Dr. Omar Lateef

Rank: 76

Dr. Omar Lateef

President and CEO

Rush University System for Health

Dr. Steven Corwin

Rank: 75

Dr. Steven Corwin

President and CEO

NewYork-Presbyterian

Dr. Georges Benjamin

Rank: 74

Dr. Georges Benjamin

Executive director

American Public Health Association

Dr. Rhonda Medows

Rank: 73

Dr. Rhonda Medows

President of population health management

Providence

Candice Saunders

Rank: 72

Candice Saunders

President and CEO

Wellstar Health System

Cynthia Hundorfean

Rank: 71

Cynthia Hundorfean

President and CEO

Allegheny Health Network

Dr. David Callender

Rank: 70

Dr. David Callender

President and CEO

Memorial Hermann Health System

Barclay Berdan

Rank: 69

Barclay Berdan

CEO

Texas Health Resources

Tina Freese Decker

Rank: 68

Tina Freese Decker

President and CEO

Corewell Health

Maurice Smith

Rank: 67

Maurice Smith

President and CEO

Health Care Service Corp.

Mike Pykosz

Rank: 66

Mike Pykosz

CEO

Oak Street Health

Micky Tripathi

Rank: 65

Micky Tripathi

National coordinator for health information technology

Department of Health and Human Services

Shawn Martin

Rank: 64

R. Shawn Martin

Executive vice president and CEO

American Academy of Family Physicians

Kate Walsh

Rank: 63

Kate Walsh

President and CEO

Boston Medical Center

Dr. Clive Fields

Rank: 62

Dr. Clive Fields

Co-founder and chief medical officer

VillageMD

David Strong

Rank: 61

David Strong

President and CEO

Orlando Health

Robert Garrett

Rank: 60

Robert Garrett

CEO

Hackensack Meridian Health

Laura Kaiser

Rank: 59

Laura Kaiser

President and CEO

SSM Health

Dr. Marc Harrison

Rank: 58

Dr. Marc Harrison

General Catalyst

Dr. James Madara

Rank: 57

Dr. James Madara

CEO and executive vice president

American Medical Association

Michael Alkire

Rank: 56

Michael Alkire

President and CEO

Premier

Sister Mary Haddad

Rank: 55

Sister Mary Haddad

President and CEO

Catholic Health Association of the United States

Byron Jobe

Rank: 54

Byron Jobe

President and CEO

Vizient

Terry Shaw

Rank: 53

Terry Shaw

President and CEO

AdventHealth

Peter Fine

Rank: 52

Peter Fine

President and CEO

Banner Health

Dr. David Lubarsky

Rank: 51

Dr. David Lubarsky

CEO and vice chancellor of human health sciences

UC Davis Health

Thomas Warner

Rank: 50

Warner Thomas

President and CEO

Sutter Health

Marc Miller

Rank: 49

Marc Miller

President and CEO

Universal Health Services

Leslie Davis

Rank: 48

Leslie Davis

President and CEO

UPMC

Michael Slubowski

Rank: 47

Michael Slubowski

President and CEO

Trinity Health

David Cordani

Rank: 46

David Cordani

Chairman and CEO

Cigna

Dr. Richard Isaacs

Rank: 45

Dr. Richard Isaacs

CEO and executive director

Permanente Medical Group

Dr. Shereef Elnahal

Rank: 44

Dr. Shereef Elnahal

Undersecretary for Health

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Anne Klibanski

Rank: 43

Dr. Anne Klibanski

President and CEO

Mass General Brigham

Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic

Rank: 42

Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic

President and CEO

Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Jaewon Ryu

Rank: 41

Dr. Jaewon Ryu

President and CEO

Geisinger

Dr. Mitchell Katz

Rank: 40

Dr. Mitchell Katz

President and CEO

NYC Health + Hospitals

Bill Gassen

Rank: 39

Bill Gassen

President and CEO

Sanford Health

Dr. Gianrico Farrugia

Rank: 38

Dr. Gianrico Farrugia

President and CEO

Mayo Clinic

Dr. Wyatt Decker

Rank: 37

Dr. Wyatt Decker

CEO

OptumHealth

Elizabeth Fowler

Rank: 36

Elizabeth Fowler

Director

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation

Bruce Broussard

Rank: 35

Bruce Broussard

President and CEO

Humana

Dr. Bruce Siegel

Rank: 34

Dr. Bruce Siegel

President and CEO

America's Essential Hospitals

Chip Kahn

Rank: 33

Chip Kahn

President and CEO

Federation of American Hospitals

Kim Keck

Rank: 32

Kim Keck

President and CEO

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Dr. Philip Ozuah

Rank: 31

Dr. Philip Ozuah

President and CEO

Montefiore Medicine

Rick Pollack

Rank: 30

Rick Pollack

President and CEO

American Hospital Association

Stephen Ubl

Rank: 29

Stephen Ubl

President and CEO

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

Leah Binder

Rank: 28

Leah Binder

President and CEO

Leapfrog Group

Dan Liljenquist

Rank: 27

Dan Liljenquist

Senior vice president and chief strategy officer

Intermountain Healthcare

Stéphane Bancel

Rank: 26

Stéphane Bancel

CEO

Moderna

Albert Bourla

Rank: 25

Albert Bourla

Chairman and CEO

Pfizer

Mary Kay Henry

Rank: 24

Mary Kay Henry

International President

Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

Beverly Malone

Rank: 23

Beverly Malone

President and CEO

National League for Nursing

Ernest Grant

Rank: 22

Ernest Grant

President

American Nurses Association

Bonnie Castillo

Rank: 21

Bonnie Castillo

Executive director

National Nurses United

Dr. Karen DeSalvo

Rank: 20

Dr. Karen DeSalvo

Chief health officer

Google

Joseph Impicciche

Rank: 19

Joseph Impicciche

President and CEO

Ascension

Dr. Joanne Conroy

Rank: 18

Dr. Joanne Conroy

President and CEO

Dartmouth Health

Wright Lassiter III

Rank: 17

Wright Lassiter III

CEO

CommonSpirit Health

Dr. Jonathan Perlin

Rank: 16

Dr. Jonathan Perlin

President and CEO

The Joint Commission

Jim Skogsbergh

Rank: 15

Jim Skogsbergh

CEO

Advocate Health

Gail Boudreaux

Rank: 14

Gail Boudreaux

President and CEO

Elevance Health

Mark Cuban

Rank: 13

Mark Cuban

Co-founder

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co.

Dr. Cheryl Pegus

Rank: 12

Dr. Cheryl Pegus

Managing director

Morgan Health

Xavier Becerra

Rank: 11

Xavier Becerra

Secretary

Department of Health and Human Services

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure

Rank: 10

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure

Administrator

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Joe Biden

Rank: 9

Joe Biden

President of the United States

Brian Thompson

Rank: 8

Brian Thompson

CEO

UnitedHealthcare

Eugene Woods

Rank: 7

Eugene Woods

CEO

Advocate Health

Samuel Hazen

Rank: 6

Samuel Hazen

CEO

HCA Healthcare

Greg Adams

Rank: 5

Greg Adams

Chair and CEO

Kaiser Permanente

Judy Faulkner

Rank: 4

Judy Faulkner

Founder and CEO

Epic Systems

Roz Brewer

Rank: 3

Rosalind Brewer

CEO

Walgreens Boots Alliance

CVS Health Karen Lynch

Rank: 2

Karen Lynch

President and CEO

CVS Health

Michael Dowling

Rank: 1

Michael Dowling

President and CEO

Northwell Health

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