Joanne M. Conroy, MD, has led Dartmouth Health as chief executive officer and president since 2017. As the leader of New Hampshire’s largest private employer and only academic health system, including its flagship hospital Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), Dr. Conroy has led significant positive change and growth. Highlights of this work include a dramatic turnaround in Dartmouth Health’s financial performance, the addition of Southwestern Vermont Health Care and Valley Regional Hospital as members of the Dartmouth Health system, the completion of two major expansion projects, and a strategic planning process that is guiding the organization into the future. Under Conroy’s leadership, in 2021, Dartmouth Health expanded its Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Manchester, NH location with an Ambulatory Surgical Center, and with the April 2023 completion of a $150 million expansion of a new patient pavilion in Lebanon, NH, expanded the footprint of DHMC to 460 inpatient beds. Dr. Conroy has long been a formidable force and is a vocal advocate for increasing the role of women in leadership, including as a founding member of Women of Impact, a group of healthcare executives addressing complex problems in the industry. Her recent national and regional awards and honors include the 2021 Steven Schroeder Award for Outstanding Healthcare CEO given by the LeapFrog Group being named the 2022 Citizen of the Year by the Joanne M. Conroy, MD 2 New Hampshire Union Leader, and to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 2022 “Top 113 Great Leaders in Healthcare” list. She is often singled out as a role model for other women who aspire to become leaders and agents for positive change in healthcare. Dr. Conroy is board-certified with the American Board of Anesthesiologists. She was the chair of the American Hospital Association Board in 2024 and the past chair in 2025. She received her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth and her medical degree from MUSC