James C. Leonard

President & CEO, The Carle Foundation at Carle Health

James C. Leonard, MD, is president and CEO of The Carle Foundation, the non‐profit parent company of an integrated network of health care services based in Urbana, Ill. Prior to becoming CEO in 2000, Dr. Leonard served in various administrative leadership roles for the Foundation. He graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1981. Dr. Leonard is one of the Becker’s Hospital Review 100 great leaders in healthcare for 2018. He is past chair of and current member of the Illinois Hospital Association Board and served on the American Hospital Association board of trustees.