Eduardo Conrado is President & Chief Executive Officer of Ascension, one of the nation’s leading nonprofit and Catholic health systems, bringing health, healing and hope to all.
Ascension serves more than 5 million patients across its network spanning 15 states and the District of Columbia, with 91 wholly owned or consolidated hospitals, and ownership interests in 29 additional hospitals through partnerships. The portfolio also includes senior living facilities, urgent care, imaging centers, ambulatory surgery centers and other care sites offering a range of services.
Since joining the Ascension in 2018, Mr. Conrado has played a pivotal role in leading Ascension’s transformation, driving growth across the continuum of care as well as improvement across key measures such as quality and safety, nurse retention, consumer experience and efficiency.
He was recognized in Modern Healthcare’s 2025 list of the 100 most influential people in healthcare.
Mr. Conrado began his current role as President & CEO in January 2026 after serving as President since 2023. As President, he was responsible for setting system strategy, leading day-to-day operations and driving Ascension’s overall success through innovation and portfolio transformation.
He previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer from 2019 to January 2023. In this role, he led the Ascension-wide strategy, aligning the portfolio, investments and actions to position the health ministry to thrive as the industry and expectations of those it serves change.
After serving on the Ascension Board of Directors from 2014 to 2018, Mr. Conrado joined Ascension in 2018 as Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer focused on digital and data strategy.
Prior to Ascension, he had a 26-year career with Motorola, later Motorola Solutions.
Mr. Conrado serves as a board member for the Catholic Health Association of the United States and for ArcBest Corporation, a transportation and logistics company. He was also on the Southwest Airlines board of directors from 2023 to 2025.
Mr. Conrado earned a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas; a master’s degree in Business Administration from ESADE, Barcelona, Spain; and a master’s degree in International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management, Glendale, Arizona.