Dr. Andrew Agwunobi is a leader of the Hospital Performance Improvement practice at Berkeley Research Group. Prior to joining BRG, Dr. Agwunobi served as chief executive of Providence Health Care, a five-hospital region of Providence Health & Services in Spokane, Washington. He previously held the positions of president and CEO of Grady Health System in Atlanta; president and CEO of Tenet South Fulton Hospital in East Point, Georgia; chief operating officer of 14-hospital St. Joseph Health System in California; and Secretary of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. Dr. Agwunobi 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 a master of business administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. In 2003, Tenet Healthcare awarded Dr. Agwunobi its “CEO Circle of Excellence” award. In 2005, Dr. Agwunobi was named one of the "100 Most Influential Georgians” by Georgia Trend Magazine. In 2007, Dr. Agwunobi was named one of the "50 Most Powerful Physician Executives" by Modern Healthcare magazine.

Education

• Stanford Business School
  MBA, 2001

• Howard University Teaching Hospital
  Pediatrics, 1995

Employment History

• Providence Health Care-PHC
  Chief Executive
  2008 - 2011
• Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
  Secretary
  2007 - 2008
• St. Joseph Health System, Orange County, CA
  Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  2006 - 2007
• Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  2003 - 2006
• Tenet South Fulton Hospital, Atlanta, GA
  President and Chief Executive Office
  2001 - 2003
• Harvard Vanguard Medical Association, Boston, MA
  Chief of Main Pediatric Urgent Care
  1997 - 1999

Honors

• 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

Professional Affiliations

• Catholic Healthcare West
  Board Member
• Gonzaga University
  Board Member