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Jim is President and CEO of Advocate Aurora Health. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Advocate Health Care, the largest health system in Illinois and one of the largest in the Midwest, since 2002. Named as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare for six consecutive years beginning in 2011, Jim has been featured in local and national news publications as a leading voice on health care transformation and innovation; national health reform efforts; quality, cost and high reliability initiatives; patient safety; and health care providers’ commitment to serving their communities. Under his leadership, Advocate Health Care has been recognized as a national leader for its clinical successes, technological innovation, workplace culture and safety excellence. He is a former member and past chair of the American Hospital Association (AHA) Board of Directors, the national organization that represents America’s hospitals and health systems. He also is a former chair of the AHA Section for Health Care Systems Governing Council and a member of Regional Policy Board 5. Jim is a member of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s World Business Chicago Board of Directors and is a past chair of Chicago United as well as the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) CEOs Against Cancer and the World Presidents Organization.

Dr. Hayworth has been President and Chief Executive Officer of CareMount Medical, PC (formerly Mount Kisco Medical Group PC), the largest independent multispecialty medical group in the United States, for more than 20 years, having started in practice there in 1988. Dr. Hayworth has overseen a more than tenfold expansion in the size of CareMount, from 40 physicians to 650 providers, including 500 physicians. He has earned a national reputation as an authority on practice administration; multispecialty group management; and adaptation to the rapidly changing environment in health care, including the transition to value. Under Dr. Hayworth’s leadership, CareMount Medical has grown from a handful of locations to over 45 sites throughout the Hudson Valley and New York City, expanding and transforming staff, services, facilities, and practice infrastructure to offer a seamlessly integrated patient experience of the highest quality. He has guided the establishment of relationships between CareMount and diverse partners and institutions, including affiliations with Massachusetts General Hospital, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and seven regional hospitals. CareMount Medical was one of the first Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in the nation and it is one of only two NextGen ACOs in New York; it has been an NCQA Level III Patient-Centered Medical Home for many years. CareMount has innovated in electronic health information for almost 20 years. In 2019, Dr. Hayworth became Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of CareMount Health Solutions, LLC, a collaborative physician-owned management services organization with expertise in helping clients position themselves for the ever-changing health care environment. CareMount’s practice management solutions enable physicians, hospitals and systems to improve margins, lower costs and improve the patient experience. Dr. Hayworth is a consultant to the Vincent Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is past chairman of the board of the American Medical Group Association and past national treasurer and District II chairman for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He has served as a consulting editor for Contemporary OB/GYN. Dr. Hayworth chairs the advisory board for IKS Health and the board of directors of the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Westchester. He is the president of the board of directors of Bedford Physicians Risk Retention Group. He serves on national advisory boards for Aetna, Anthem, and MedPro, and he heads the health care advisory board for r4. Dr. Hayworth is a senior advisor to Arsenal Capital Partners and WIRB-Copernicus Group (WCG). He sits on the board of directors of TractManager Medical Holdings and he is the non-executive board chair of US Digestive Health. He is a past advisor to Warburg Pincus and a past board member of Brighton Health Partners; Counsyl, Inc.; the Northern Westchester Hospital Foundation; and Community Mutual Savings Bank. Dr. Hayworth has been named to many “Best Doctors” lists in successive years, including those in New York and Westchester magazines, Best Doctors in America, and America’s Best Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He was selected by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of their “105 Physician Leaders to Know” in 2019 and “112 Physician Leaders of Hospitals and Health Systems” in 2018. He was chosen as one of City & State NY’s “Westchester Power 100” in 2019 and “Westchester Power 50” in 2018. He was honored by the United Way of Westchester and Putnam at their 2018 “Imagine” gala. He received the Westchester County Doctors of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015. The Visiting Nurse Association of The Hudson Valley has honored Dr. Hayworth twice, in 2005 with their Award of Merit and in 2015 with the Ellen Wood Health Care Award. In 2013 he was given the “Good Scout” Award by the Boy Scouts of America Westchester-Putnam Council and was named Business Person of the Year by the Yorktown Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Hayworth received his A.B. in Biology from Princeton University and his M.D. from Cornell University Medical College. He and his wife, former Congresswoman Dr. Nan Hayworth, live in Bedford and have two adult children, Will and Jack.

A. Marc Harrison is a President & Chief Executive Officer at Intermountain Healthcare. He works or has worked at Intermountain Healthcare. A. attended DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.

Jody White is a Chief Executive Officer at Lowell General Hospital and President/CEO at Circle Health.

Carl Armato is a President & Chief Executive Officer at Novant Health and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He has worked as Senior Tax/Audit Consultant at EY; Senior Vice President of Materials Management and Logistics at Novant Health; and Vice President, Operations, First Care Physicians, Inc. at General Health System. Carl attended University of Louisiana at Lafayette until 1986 and Norwich University until 2007.

Kevin Porter is a Chief Executive Officer at Ogden Clinic and is based in Utah. He has worked as Chief Operating Officer at Ogden Clinic and Practice Administrator at Care Point Network. Kevin studied at University of Utah David Eccles School of Business between 2005 and 2007 and University of Utah between 2005 and 2007.

Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Healthcare Consulting, Nonprofit Organizations, Budgeting, Business Planning, and Operations Management. Strong business development professional with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) focused in Business Administration and Management from Louisiana Tech University.