Nancy H. Agee

Nancy Howell Agee is president/CEO of Carilion Clinic, a $2 billion not-for-profit, integrated healthcare system headquartered in Roanoke, Va. Prior to her current role, Ms. Agee served as executive vice president/COO. During her tenure as COO, she co-led Carilion’s transformation from a collection of hospitals to a fully integrated, patient-centered, physician-led organization. Ms. Agee is a nationally recognized leader in healthcare and immediate past chair of the American Hospital Association. She was named one of the “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare for the past three years and one of the “Top 25 Women Leaders” by the same national magazine. Ms. Agee is a former member of The Board of Commissioners for the Joint Commission and past chair of the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association and the Virginia Center for Health Innovation. Ms. Agee was named Virginia Business Person of the year in 2017 and has been on the list of most influential persons in Virginia for eight years. Ms. Agee serves on several boards, including American National Bank & Trust, Roanoke Gas Company and Healthcare Realty. She has received numerous awards, including the MS Silver Hope Award, the Paladin Award for Quality and, in 2018, the Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award. Ms. Agee received her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and her graduate degree from Emory University; she completed postgraduate studies at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. She received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Roanoke College and Jefferson College of Health Sciences in 2015.