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Brian Gragnolati is President & CEO of Atlantic Health System. He also serves as Immediate Past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Hospital Association (AHA), dedicated to leading, representing and serving hospitals and health systems in their work to advance the health of individuals and communities. In 2007 and again in 2015, Brian received the AHA’s Partnership for Action Grassroots Champion Award, recognizing a hospital leader who has effectively educated elected officials on major issues affecting hospitals, while advocating for patients and the community. With $3 billion in revenue and 17,000 employees, Atlantic Health System serves more than half the state of New Jersey, including 11 counties and 4.9 million people. The system cares for patients at more than 400 sites of care, including Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, Goryeb Children’s Hospital and Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, Hackettstown Medical Center in Hackettstown, Overlook Medical Center in Summit, Newton Medical Center in Newton, Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute, Atlantic Visiting Nurse, Atlantic Ambulance Corporation and Atlantic Medical Group, which employs over 1,100 community-based physicians. Prior to his tenure at Atlantic Health System, Brian served as Senior Vice President, Community Division of Johns Hopkins Medicine and President and CEO of Suburban Hospital. He previously held executive positions at WellSpan Health, the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont and Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. Brian holds a bachelor’s degree in Health Systems Analysis from the University of Connecticut, an MBA from Western New England College and an Executive Leadership Certificate from the JFK School at Harvard University. He is an active member of the board of Paper Mill Playhouse. He and his wife, Donna, live in Mendham, New Jersey.

Michael Nagowski is a Chief Executive Officer at Cape Fear Valley and Chief Executive Officer at Cumberland County Hospital System Inc.

David Hartberg is a Chief Executive Officer / Administrator at Vernon Memorial Healthcare and is based in Viroqua, Wisconsin. He has worked as CEO at Gundersen Lutheran Health System, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER at Grand View Health System Inc., and ADMINISTRATOR at Brown County Hospital. David attended St Cloud State University between 1990 and 1992 and Carlson School of Management between 1996 and 1999.

Wesley Burks is an Executive Dean at UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA and Chief Executive Officer at UNC Health Care. He has worked as Chair:Pediatrics at UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA and Physician-In-Chief at UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. Wesley works or has worked at Duke University and Arkansas Children's Hospital. He attended Gamma Beta Phi Society and American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.

An experienced, values-driven healthcare strategic and operations senior leader. Known for service and facility development, physician recruitment, financial turn-arounds, and staff engagement.