Andrew Agwunobi, MD
Special Advisor and IC Managing Director
Dr. Andrew Agwunobi is chief executive officer and executive vice president for health affairs at UConn Health.
Dr. Agwunobi previously served as chief executive of Providence Healthcare, a five-hospital region of Providence Health & Services in Spokane, Washington. He also held the positions of president and chief executive officer of Grady Health System in Atlanta; president and CEO of Tenet South Fulton Hospital in East Point, Georgia; chief operating officer of fourteen-hospital St. Joseph Health System in California; and secretary of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. He has also served as chief of the Main Pediatric Urgent-Care Department for Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates in Boston.
A board-certified pediatrician, Dr. Agwunobi received an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. In 2003, Tenet Healthcare awarded him its “CEO Circle of Excellence” award. In 2005, he was named one of the “100 Most Influential Georgians” by Georgia Trend Magazine. In 2007, he was named one of the “50 Most Powerful Physician Executives” by Modern Healthcare magazine.
Areas of Expertise
Education
Stanford Business School
MBA, 2001
Howard University Teaching Hospital
Pediatrics, 1995
Recognition
50 Most Powerful Physician Executives
Modern Healthcare Magazine, 2007
CEO of the Year, Trailblazer category
Atlanta Business League, 2005
96 Most Influential Atlantans
Atlanta Business Chronicle, 2005
100 Most Influential Georgians
Georgia Trend Magazine, 2005
Speaker and Citizen of the Year
Atlanta Peachtree Rotary, 2004
CEO Circle of Excellence award
Tenet Healthcare, 2003
Agent of Change award
Catalyst Magazine, 2002