100 Most Influential People in Healthcare - 2017
Rank 50
Deborah Bowen,
61
President and CEO, American College of Healthcare Executives
- Compensation: $1,728,414
- Years on list: 5
Bowen has been president and CEO of the American College of Healthcare Executives since 2013. The ACHE is an international professional association with more than 40,000 members who lead healthcare organizations of all sizes, from the smallest community hospitals to the top multistate integrated health systems. Prior to becoming CEO, Bowen was the ACHE's executive vice president and chief operating officer starting in 2003. She joined the ACHE staff in 1992 as director of government relations.