Joy A. Lewis is senior vice president, health equity strategies, and executive director, Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, at the American Hospital Association. In her dual roles, Ms. Lewis has broad oversight of several key association priorities and functions related to diversity, health equity and inclusion to support and build healthy communities. She also serves as a member of the AHA’s executive management team. Ms. Lewis began working at the AHA in late 2018 as vice president, strategic policy planning. In that role, she led the association’s efforts to identify long-term public policy issues, presenting solutions to further the AHA’s vision and mission. She provided leadership in organizing member work groups to ensure members’ involvement, gaining the value of their insights and perspectives to elevate the visibility of the AHA as a thought leader and agent of change around critical issues in healthcare in America. Before joining the AHA, Ms. Lewis held several positions over almost two decades at Kaiser Permanente; her last role was senior health policy leader at the Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy, based in Oakland, Calif. Ms. Lewis sits on the boards of directors for the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review and Creating Healthier Communities. She also serves on The Chartis Group’s Health Equity Advisory board and several committees, including the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation Expert Advisory Committee. Outside of work, she fuels her passion for the arts by serving as a board member of Round House Theatre located in Bethesda, Md., and is a lifetime member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Ms. Lewis holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology from Wesleyan University and dual master’s degrees in social work from Howard University and public health from the University of California, Los Angeles.