Black CEOs? I know they get paid less than any white one. Even still a CEO is a very small sample size. Black people in general can’t move and shake like that.
Unless you have to……………
Esp in the government.
My wife works for the FEDS and my homeboy does too and I swear to god they both job hop like crazy in the federal government, but it always works out. Higher paying jobs and higher GS grades. Just climbing that federal
Ladder, but we both know the FEDS and private sector are not the same.
What’s even more crazy federal agencies will try and pull you from your current job and offer incentives to get you to leave because you have a skill set they want.
So I was referring to health care administrators and how it's expected for you to job hop and move around to get to your ultimate goal which for alot of people is to be a ceo. I can not speak about any other industry, but I was only referring to healthcare and how administrators move.
This is an extreme example, but even if you looked at someone who is in a director role or senior manager role, in the healthcare industry alot of times they will job hop to get those experiences to become a hospital executive.
Mr. Woods prior roles led him to be the CEO of Atrium Health.
There are several black CEO's in the hospital administration area (not enough) but we are there.....
Prime example Mr. Eugen Woods.
Eugene A. Woods
President and Chief Executive Officer
Eugene A. Woods, MBA, MHA, FACHE, is president and chief executive officer of Atrium Health, one of the largest non-profit and leading academic health systems in the United States, with over 70,000 teammates serving patients at 40 hospitals and more than 1,400 care locations across five states: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and Alabama. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Atrium Health provides care under the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist name in the Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as well as Atrium Health Navicent and Atrium Health Floyd in Georgia and Alabama.
Woods joined Atrium Health in April 2016, and, during his tenure, Atrium Health has been recognized as one of the Best Employers for Diversity, for new grads and for Women by Forbes; number one on the list of Best Places to Work for Women & Diverse Managers by DiversityMBA; one of the 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare by
Becker’s Healthcare; and the number one military-friendly employer in the country. In addition, the organization has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report, Leapfrog Group and the American Nurses Credentialing Center as among the very best in the nation and was honored by the American Hospital Association with the Equity of Care Award and one of the first-ever Quest for Quality honors for its Rehabilitation Hospital. Atrium Health was also recognized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as a CMS Health Equity Award recipient for its dedication to health equity by reducing disparities and enabling communities to achieve the highest level of health.
One of today’s most prominent leaders in healthcare, Woods served as past chair of the American Hospital Association board of trustees in 2017 and the Nominating Committee and is currently a member of the Health, Strategy and Innovation Committee. Woods has also served as a member of
The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council and is currently a member of the Healthcare Institute, the
Becker’s Healthcare’s Advisory Board, the board of Best Buy, and the Executive Committee of the Healthcare Leadership Council. Additionally, Woods is chair of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and the upcoming vice chair of the 2022 Conference of Chairs executive committee for the Bank. Woods also was appointed to the North Carolina Council for Health Care Coverage, the North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper’s Economic Recovery Task Force, as well as the Governor’s Andrea Harris Social, Economic, Environmental and Health Equity Task Force to help address disparities in communities of color that have been exacerbated by the pandemic.
Woods has 30 years of healthcare leadership experience, and his career is decorated with many honors, including his most recent recognitions as #4 of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare and one of the Top 25 Minority Executives in Healthcare – as well as being one of only five “Luminaries,” honored for their career-defining work in reshaping the industry – by
Modern Healthcare. Recently, he was recognized by the Office of the Secretary of Defense with the highly regarded Patriot Award for supporting employee participation in America’s National Guard and Reserve Forces. He has also been named as the Charlotte Post Foundation’s 2022 Luminary Award honoree; the
Charlotte Business Journal’s 2021 Most Admired CEO and one of 50 Newsmakers of the Year; Healthcare Pioneer for Black History Month 2021 by Governor Roy Cooper and the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission; the recipient of the Whitney M. Young Jr. award for service to the state of North Carolina by the Urban League of Central Carolinas; the recipient of the Charlotte Business Journal’s 2020 Business Person of the Year; the 2020 Distinguished 400 Award recipient by the 400 Years of African American History Commission; one of the 50 Great African American Leaders as well as one of 113 Great Leaders in Healthcare by
Becker’s Healthcare; one of the Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America by
Savoy Magazine; one of the Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America by Black Enterprise; one of the 2019 Power 100 honorees by Business North Carolina; Senior Executive of the Year by the National Association of Health Service Executives; and Alumni of the Year by the Pennsylvania State University.
Woods holds three degrees from Pennsylvania State University: a bachelor’s degree in health planning and administration, a master’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in health administration.
Prior Roles:
- President and Chief Operating Officer of Atrium Health (2016 - 2022);
- President and Chief Operating Officer of Christus Health (2014 - 2015);
- Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Christus Health (2011 - 2014);
- Senior Vice President, Operations and Chief Executive Officer of St. Joseph Health Care for Catholic Health Initiatives (2005 - 2011);
- Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Washington Hospital Center (2001 - 2005);
- President and Chief Executive Officer of Roy Schneider Hospital (1998 - 2001); and
- Vice President, Administration at Southside Regional Medical Center (1993 - 1998).
Education: Mr. Woods holds multiple degrees from Pennsylvania State University.
Key Qualifications & Experience:
- Health Care Expertise – Mr. Woods has more than 30 years of health care experience, having overseen non-profit and for-profit hospitals, academic and community-based delivery systems and rural and urban facilities. He is currently CEO of Advocate Health, a health care system with over $28 billion of annual revenue, 67 hospitals in six states. In 2021, Mr. Woods was re-named by Modern Healthcare as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare, taking spot number 4. In addition, in 2021 he was named among Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Minority Executives in Healthcare for the sixth consecutive time – and featured on its listing of only five “Luminaries,” honored for their career-defining work in reshaping the industry.
- CEO Experience – Mr. Woods is currently CEO of Advocate Health, one of the nation’s most comprehensive and highly integrated and innovative health care systems. He also previously served as President and CEO of Atrium Health, President & COO of Christus Health and was SVP of CHI Divisional Operations/CEO of Saint Joseph Health System. He has also held a variety of other senior leadership roles at health care organizations throughout the country.
- Growth / Transformation Expertise – As President and CEO, Mr. Woods led Atrium Health’s expansion beyond the Carolinas into other areas of the Southeast, including Georgia. He also led a digitalization initiative by building out Atrium’s strong telehealth program, and he is working on new models for long-term cost of care and changing quality-of-care metrics. Mr. Woods brings to the Company a track record of leadership in uniting a large organization around a vision and mission, fostering a diverse, inclusive and engaging work environment, and a strong commitment to serving the community.