Amir Farooqi, FACHE, was appointed Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS) effective September 27, 2020 having served Veterans since 2002 at national levels.

Farooqi achieved Fellow status in the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) in 2009, has been a Member of the VA ACHE Regent’s Advisory Council since 2016 (currently Awards and Recognition Chair), and is a Certified Mentor. He was recognized with the VA ACHE Regent’s 2020 Diversity and Inclusion Senior Leader Award as well as the Alabama ACHE Regent's 2021 Senior Leader Award and the ACHE Distinguished Service Award in 2023. He is a graduate of the Executive Career Field Career Development Program (2008-2009), Leadership VA (2012-2013) and the Excellence in Government Fellow Program (2015-2016). Originally from Texas, where He earned his master’s degree in healthcare administration, He is also a graduate of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science.

He serves on the VHA GHATP Advisory Board, is Past President for ACHE of Alabama; national Chair of the ACHE LGBTQ+ Health Leaders Community Committee; board member for the American Hospital Association Regional Policy Board and board member on the Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund Advisory Board. He previously served terms on other boards including the Leadership VA Alumni Association, Pets Are Loving Support (PALS); Mississippi HeARTs Against AIDS and Unity Mississippi. He has spoken on national and regional webinars and panels related to leading successful change in healthcare organizations as well as diversity and inclusion and is a Life Member of Mensa.