Kerry Heinrich

Kerry Heinrich, JD, serves as the president and chief executive officer of Adventist Health, a nonprofit, faith-inspired health system serving more than 80 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides compassionate care through more than 25,000 associates in 23 hospitals, more than 370 medical offices, 15 home care agencies, and eight hospice agencies.

Kerry, who previously served on Adventist Health’s board for seven years, has a passion for the organization’s mission and culture. Named one of Becker’s Hospital Review’s “135 Nonprofit Hospital and Health System CEOs to Know” in 2017, he also previously served as CEO of the Seventh-day Adventist Loma Linda University Health’s six medical centers for more than seven years and as the organization’s legal counsel for more than 20 years. His CEO responsibilities included leadership and support of the Loma Linda University Medical Center, Children’s Hospital, Medical Center - Murrieta, East Campus, Surgical Hospital, and Behavioral Medicine Center. He also helped guide the construction of the 16-story hospital and nine-story Children’s Hospital tower that opened in 2021.

After earning his bachelor’s degree in history and a minor in business with an emphasis in finance and management from Walla Walla University in Washington, Kerry earned his juris doctor degree from the University of Oregon’s School of Law.