Eugene A. Woods, MBA, MHA, FACHE, is Chief Executive Officer of Advocate Health, one of the largest non-profit health systems in the country - created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. The organization has nearly 150,000 teammates, serving over six million patients in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Wisconsin, and Illinois. Advocate Health also offers among the nation's largest graduate medical education programs, with over 2,000 residents and fellows. Woods has 30 years of healthcare leadership experience, including as chair of the American Hospital Association. For his dedication to health equity, he has been recognized multiple times by Modern Healthcare as one of the Top 10 Most Influential People in Healthcare. Last year, Woods received the National Center for Healthcare Leadership's Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award. He also has been recognized as a top industry leader by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Becker's Healthcare, the Charlotte Business Journal, Axios, Business North Carolina, and the National Association of Health Service Executives. Woods holds three degrees from Pennsylvania State University and was named an 'Alumni of the Year' by his alma mater.
