Top Diversity Leaders in Healthcare - 2021
Recognizing the importance of DEI, Modern Healthcare is introducing the inaugural Top Diversity Leaders in Healthcare, formerly known as the Top 25 Minority Leaders.
Honorees on this year’s list demonstrate a commitment to expanding and improving access to care to all patients and creating more inclusive workplaces. Modern Healthcare is also recognizing 10 organizations that bolstered diversity in leadership and governance ranks.
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TOP 25 DIVERSITY LEADERS
DIVERSITY LEADERS TO WATCH
TOP ORGANIZATIONS
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2021 Diversity Leaders Luminaries
Greg Adams
Chair and CEO
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals
2021 Diversity Leaders to Watch
George Aloth
President and CEO
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Community Health Plan District of Columbia
Brenda Battle
Senior vice president, community health transformation, and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer
UChicago Medicine
2021 Diversity Leaders Luminaries
Dr. Georges Benjamin
Executive director
American Public Health Association
2021 Diversity Leaders to Watch
Cindy Bo
Senior vice president, Delaware Valley strategy and business development
Nemours Children’s Health
Dr. Ronald Copeland
Senior vice president of national diversity and inclusion strategy; policy and chief equity, inclusion, and diversity officer
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals
2021 Diversity Leaders Luminaries
Dr. Tejal Gandhi
Chief safety and transformation officer
Press Ganey Associates
2021 Diversity Leaders to Watch
Jackie Hunter
Senior director, diversity, inclusion and talent pipeline
Banner Health
Dr. Edward Kim
Physician-in-chief, City of Hope Orange County, and vice physician-in-chief
City of Hope National Medical Center
Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew
Senior vice president and chief clinical diversity, equity and inclusion officer
Allegheny Health Network
Dr. Aletha Maybank
Senior vice president and chief health equity officer
American Medical Association
Dr. Rhonda Medows
President of population health management, Providence and CEO
Ayin Health Solutions
2021 Diversity Leaders to Watch
Dr. Olugbenga Ogedegbe
Director, Institute for Excellence in Health Equity
NYU Langone Health
Dr. Pam Oliver
Executive vice president, Novant Health and President
Novant Health Physician Network
Ann-Gel Palermo
Senior associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Chief of diversity, equity, and inclusion in education and research
Mount Sinai Health System
2021 Diversity Leaders to Watch
Trina Parks
Executive vice president, chief corporate diversity and inclusion officer
RWJBarnabas Health
2021 Diversity Leaders to Watch
Avonia Richardson-Miller
Vice President, chief diversity officer
Hackensack Meridian Health
Manika Turnbull
Divisional senior vice president, compensation, DEI and workforce experience
Health Care Service Corp.
2021 Diversity Leaders to Watch
Dr. Charles Vega
Associate dean, Office of Diversity and Inclusion
University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
2021 Diversity Leaders to Watch
Wylecia Wiggs Harris
CEO
American Health Information Management Association
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