ROI Influencers: Health Care 2024 — Frank Giantomasi
Frank Giantomasi
Member
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi
Giantomasi is the influential and impactful chair of the board of Newark Beth Israel, one of the top boards in the sector — and in the state.
ROI Influencers: Health Care 2024 — Minerva Salinas Guttman
Minerva Salinas Guttman
Founding associate dean
William Paterson School of Nursing
School has the largest nursing student enrollment in the state, with over 1,800 students across bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels.
ROI Influencers: Health Care 2024 — Jeff Alter; Jeff LeBenger
Jeff Alter; Jeff LeBenger
CEO; Executive chairman
Summit Health
The system continues to have a major influence in the state by evidence of the new locations it opened this fall in Fair Lawn and Bridgewater.
ROI Influencers: Health Care 2024 — Debbie Hart
Debbie Hart
CEO
BioNJ
Hart is highly regarded in the state — and around the country — for her leadership and advocacy. Her efforts are widely praised by industry leaders.
ROI Influencers: Health Care 2024 — Ward Sanders
Ward Sanders
President
N.J. Association of Health Plans
Sanders leads the state trade association that represents the major health plans in New Jersey, including all five Medicaid health plans.
ROI Influencers: Health Care 2024 — Dr. Denise Anderson
Dr. Denise Anderson
Executive director
Center for Health Equity & Wellbeing
Anderson is the first executive director of the public health institute that aims to actively promote collaborative and community-driven partnerships to effect policies and practices that...
ROI Influencers: Health Care 2024 — Syed Husain
Syed Husain
CEO
BioCentriq
Husain is the new CEO of the Newark-based company and has more than two decades of experience in contract development and manufacturing organizations and cell therapy development.
ROI Influencers: Health Care 2024 — Linda Schwimmer
Linda Schwimmer
CEO
N.J. Health Care Quality Institute
A fierce advocate for safe, equitable and affordable health care, Schwimmer also serves as board chair of the Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety advocacy group, and co-chair of...
ROI Influencers: Health Care 2024 — Mishael Azam
Mishael Azam
Vice president of external affairs
UnitedHealth Group
Azam is not only responsible for coordinating the public policy and political engagement activities for businesses in UHG in N.J., Connecticut and Rhode Island, she is a key...
ROI Influencers: Health Care 2024 — Pavita Howe
Pavita Howe
Vice president, innovation and entrepreneurship
BioNJ
Howe is ahighly respected leader with long history of success of mentoring in the entrepreneurial space. She has an important role at important organization: Helping startups in the state.
