Speakers
Joe Wilkins, MBA, FACHE
Managing Director, JW Healthcare Insights
As a health industry executive and leader focused on health and wellness, Mr. Wilkins has repeatedly driven transformation and innovation. His collaborative spirit and ecosystems leadership brings people together to drive operating excellence, innovation, and technology integration focused on value creation towards quality services to patients, physicians, employers, and consumers.
Mr. Wilkins currently serves as managing director for JW Healthcare Insights, a health and wellness consulting firm offering focused services differentiated by our unique knowledge, wisdom, expertise, and track record for execution. Previously, Mr. Wilkins served as senior vice president and chief transformation officer for Atlantic Health System (AHS), a $4B integrated healthcare delivery system within the NJ/NY markets. Before Atlantic Health System, Mr. Wilkins led the commercial operations teams at Quest Diagnostics (DXG), a $9B global provider and leader of diagnostics information services. Before Quest Diagnostics, Mr. Wilkins concluded a 28-year career as an executive with Danaher – Smithkline Beckman Coulter (DHR), a $20B global diagnostics, life science, and technology innovator.
Mr. Wilkins balances his business endeavors with community service to regional healthcare boards and professional associations. Mr. Wilkins currently serves as a Corporate Board Director for Quidel Corporation QDEL (NASDAQ), Mazzetti Inc, and at KGI -Keck Graduate Institute School of Medicine. He serves as Board Member and treasurer for Public Health Advocates, promoting efforts to ensure that “Everyone Has the Right to be Healthy.” Mr. Wilkins is associated as an advisor with Touchdown Ventures, offering innovative corporate venture programs, benchmarking, and investment services. He is a limited partner with Tech Council Ventures, and he serves as an advisor to Actium Health. He is also a founding board director at Black Director Health Equity Agenda (BDHEA). Joe was recently reappointed to the Southern California Regional Board of Providence Health & Services.
Previously, Mr. Wilkins served as Regional Chair of the Board of Directors at Providence – St Joseph Hoag Health. He also served as Chair for the California Hospital Association (CHA) Governance Forum and the Governor’s Office of Health Equity Advisory Committee for the CA Department of Public Health. He served as a member of the board of trustees for the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity. Mr. Wilkins also served as co-chair of Foresight for Health, facilitating the Design for the Future of Health with regional stakeholders and philanthropic organizations.
Mr. Wilkins is board certified in healthcare management as an American College of Healthcare Executives fellow. He earned an MBA in finance from Argosy University and is certified in population health management. He holds a Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt from California State Fullerton and corporate governance certifications from the University of Southern California and the University of California, Irvine. He is registered with the California Department of Insurance as a producer of healthcare insurance, CA license #0H84616.