Leadership
Chief Executive Officer, UConn Health Executive Vice President for Health Affairs
Andrew Agwunobi, M.D., M.B.A.
860-679-2594
agwunobi@uchc.edu
Andrew Agwunobi, M.D., M.B.A., chief executive officer and executive vice president for health affairs at UConn Health, is a nationally recognized leader in health care administration and performance improvement. He is a director with the Berkeley Research Group (BRG) which has been actively engaged in vital work with UConn Health for more than a year. Before joining BRG, Dr. Agwunobi served as chief executive of Providence Healthcare, a five-hospital region of Providence Health & Services in Spokane, Washington.
He previously 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 14-hospital St. Joseph Health System in California; and secretary of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. In addition, Dr. Agwunobi has 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.
Administrative Leadership
Denis Lafreniere, M.D.
Medical Director, UConn Medical Group
Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs
860-679-3372
lafreniere@uchc.edu
Board of Directors
- Kenneth Alleyne
Orthopedic Surgeon
Eastern Orthopedics - Francis X. Archambault Jr.
Professor Emeritus
University of Connecticut - Richard M. Barry
Deputy Chief Risk Officer
KeyBank - Andy F. Bessette
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
The Travelers Companies, Inc. - Richard T. Carbray Jr.
Owner
Apex Pharmacy, Home Care and Nutritional Center - Cheryl A. Chase
Executive Vice President, Principal and General Counsel
Chase Enterprises - Sanford Cloud Jr., Chair
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Cloud Company, LLC - Robert S. Dakers
Executive Financial Officer
Office of Policy and Management (OPM), State of Connecticut - John F. Droney
Partner
Hinckley Allen Snyder, LLP - Joel Freedman
Independent Public Policy Consultant - Susan Herbst
President
University of Connecticut - Timothy A. Holt
Independent Business Consultant - Raul Pino
Commissioner
Connecticut Department of Public Health
- Wayne Rawlins
Vice President and Senior Medical Director
Healthcare Services, ConnectiCare, Inc. - Teresa M. Ressel
Private Company Management - Charles W. Shivery
Retired Chairman
Northeast Utilities - Kathleen D. Woods
Chairperson
Farmington Woods Golf Club