C-Suite Conversations | Furst Group Resources

The Top 25 Women Leaders in Healthcare — 2021

Written by furstgroup | Feb 15, 2021 4:50:45 PM

Furst Group and NuBrick Partners are proud to sponsor the Top 25 Women Leaders, the awards program created by Modern Healthcare. This is our 13th year of sponsoring the program, which culminates in an awards gala that will be hosted virtually on July 23, 2021 in conjunction with the Women Leaders in Healthcare Conference (July 22-23, 2021).

 

Furst Group and NuBrick Partners are proud to sponsor the Top 25 Women Leaders, the awards program created by Modern Healthcare. This is our 13th year of sponsoring the program, which culminates in an awards gala that will be hosted virtually on July 23, 2021 in conjunction with the Women Leaders in Healthcare Conference (July 22-23, 2021).

Please click here to read our interviews with previous honorees from the Top 25 awards programs.

 

2021 Top 25 Women Leaders in Healthcare 

 

Dr. Marjorie Bessel,

Chief Clinical Officer, Banner Health

 

Tanya Blackmon,

Executive Vice President, Chief Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Officer, Novant Health

 

Odette Bolano,

President and CEO, Saint Alphonsus Health System

 

Mary Boosalis,

President and CEO, Premier Health

 

Bonnie Castillo,

Executive Director,  National Nurses United

 

Dr. Priscilla Chan,

Co-founder, Co-CEO, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

 

 

Marcy Doderer,

President and CEO, Arkansas Children’s

 

Dr. Tamarah Duperval-Brownlee,

Senior Vice President and Chief Community Impact Officer, Ascension

 

Dr. Laura Forese,

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, New York-Presbyterian

 

 

Tina Freese Decker,

President and CEO, Spectrum Health

 

 

Angela Hwang,

Group President, Pfizer Biopharmaceuticals Group

 

Catherine Jacobson,

President and CEO, Froedtert Health

 

Laura Kaiser,

President and CEO, SSM Health Care

 

Read past profiles:

Laura Kaiser of SSM Health brings courage, conviction to questions around healthcare's future

 

Karen Lynch,

President and CEO, CVS Health

 

Read past profiles:

Diversity fuels Karen Lynch’s leadership at Aetna

 

Anne McMune,

CEO,Carol Emmott Foundation

 

Rhonda Medows,

CEO of Ayin Health Solutions, President of Population Health, Providence

 

Mikelle Moore,

Senior Vice President and Chief Community Health Officer,  Intermountain Healthcare

 

 

Amy Perry,

CEO, Hospital Division, Atlantic Health System

 

Mary Pittman,

President and CEO,Public Health Institute

 

Dr. Joanne Smith,

President and CEO, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

 

Dr. Susan Turney,

CEO, Marshfield Clinic Health System

 

Deborah Visconi,

President and CEO, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center

 

Heather Wall,

Chief Commercial Officer, Civica Rx

 

 

Kate Walsh,

CEO,Boston Medical Center

 

Pat Wang,

President and CEO, Healthfirst

 

 

2021 Luminaries 

 

 

Gail Boudreaux,

President and CEO, Anthem

 

Dr. Laurie Glimcher,

President and CEO, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

 

Nancy Howell Agee,

President and CEO, Carilion Clinic

 

Read past profiles:

Sticking your neck out: Servant leadership in practice

Nancy Howell Agee and her team help rejuvenate a region with Carilion’s success

 

Beverly Malone,

CEO, National League of Nursing

 

Read past profiles:

Healthcare’s volatility gives way to innovative leadership

Once a reluctant leader, Beverly Malone inspires countless nurses with skills that earned her a seat alongside royalty

 

 

Dr. Penny Wheeler,

CEO, Allina Health

 

Read past profiles:

Even in value-based care, leaders of varying backgrounds can thrive

   

 

 

2021 Women Leaders to Watch 

In addition, here are the 10 executives chosen as Women Leaders to Watch:

 

 

Dr. Mary Jo Cagle,

Chief Operating Officer, Cone Health

 

Dr. Amy Compton-Phillips,

Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, Providence

 

Kizzmekia Corbett,

Research Fellow, National Institutes of Health

 

Patricia McClimon,

Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Nationwide Children's Hospital

 

 

Kristin Myers,

Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Mount Sinai Health System

 

Dr. Claire Rabb,

Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, Temple University Health System

 

Dr. Debbie Salas-Lopez,

Senior Vice President, Community and Population Health, Northwell Health

 

Roberta Schwartz,

Executive Vice President, Chief Innovation Officer, CEO/Houston Methodist Hospital

 

Dr. Lacy Smith,

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Medical Officer, Cahaba Medical Care

 

Devon Valencia,

Chief Information Officer, CareSource

 

 

For more information, click here.