Michael Knecht

Michael Knecht currently serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Advent Health Shawnee Mission. Advent Health Shawnee Mission is member of the Advent Health System headquartered in Alta Monte Springs, FL. Formerly known as Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Advent Health Shawnee Mission has significantly expanded its presence in the Kansas City metropolitan area and received several awards and designations, including the 2019 Magnet Recognition representing the highest industry award for Nursing Excellence.

Prior to joining Advent Health Shawnee Mission, Knecht served as Vice President of Operations and Chief Experience Officer for Loma Linda University Health - Murrieta, California. In that role, Knecht was responsible for driving organizational focus on the patient and employee experience, mapping the end-to-end user perspective, and developing systems, processes, and metrics to drive continual improvement. He received his Master of Business Administration from the Peter Drucker School of Business at Claremont Graduate University.