Awards & Recognition
★VCU Outstanding Alumnus Award from Department of Health Administration
★Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives
★Modern Healthcare 2011 Most Influential in Healthcare
★Second highest paid CEO in US in 2013 ($38.6 million compensation)
Notable Facts
→Former Chairman & CEO of HCA Healthcare (2009-2013), largest for-profit healthcare provider globally
→33-year career at HCA rising through executive ranks from hospital CEO to company leader
→Led Fortune 100 company with 165+ hospitals and 200,000+ employees across 20 states
→Earned $38.6 million in 2013, making him second highest paid CEO in US that year
→Master of Health Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University
→Active philanthropist through Bracken Foundation supporting Nashville education and healthcare
→Serves on multiple healthcare and community boards including Federation of American Hospitals