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Mr. Kevin E. Lofton, a board member since 2023, is president of Amplify Ventures, LLC, a strategic governance and executive leadership advisory firm he founded in 2023. In June 2020, Mr. Lofton retired as the chief executive officer of Common Spirit Health (CSH), a system of hospitals and other care centers in 21 states that resulted from the merger of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. Prior to leading CSH, he served as the chief executive officer of CHI from 2003 to 2019. Mr. Lofton also served as chief executive officer of two university hospitals: UAB Hospital in Birmingham, and Howard University Hospital.  

Mr. Lofton is recognized for his extensive work around heath care management, eliminating health disparities and creating healthier communities. He serves on the board of directors of Medtronic, PLC, and was elected in March 2026 to serve as chairman of the board of the IPO, MiniMed, Inc., one of the nation’s largest companies focused on the treatment of patients with diabetes. He is also chairman of the board of the Georgia State University Foundation and previously served as the lead Independent director of Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Mr. Lofton is a nationally recognized industry leader who served in 2007 as chairman of the board of trustees of the American Hospital Association, the nation’s largest hospital trade association. He was instrumental in creating the organization’s Equity of Care initiative, which was formed in 2008 to help address disparities in care for ethnic and racial minorities. His wide-ranging background includes key leadership positions in public, university, community, and faith-based health systems, providing him with a unique perspective on a highly complicated and fragmented industry. Mr. Lofton’s passion for these areas was formed by his experiences growing up in New York City, his early career work as an emergency department administrator in Jacksonville, Florida, and his role as his mother’s caretaker when he saw the many challenges she confronted as a patient.

For his leadership and management accomplishments, Mr. Lofton was named to Modern Healthcare magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare” list 15 times. He was also included in the 2007 Ebony magazine “150 Most Influential Blacks in America.”

Mr. Lofton holds a Master of Health Administration degree from Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston University. In 2014, he received an honorary Doctor of Humanities in Medicine from the Baylor College of Medicine and the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s Richard L. Clarke Board of Directors Award.