Christine M. Candio, President & CEO, St. Luke’s Hospital

Navigating the Journey to Leadership

Are you managing or leading? Christine M. Candio, RN, FACHE, St. Luke’s Hospital president and chief executive officer, will share her more than 30-year career journey from a bedside nurse to a top healthcare executive. Through her story, you’ll understand the difference between managing and leading, and you’ll learn what it takes to build upon fundamental management skills to become a true visionary so that you can make an even more profound impact at work, home and beyond.

BIO

Christine Candio is president and chief executive officer of St. Luke’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO. in January 2015.

Ms. Candio began her career as a nurse, progressed through nursing leadership ranks at several hospitals and gained extensive healthcare operations and senior executive leadership experience in both acute care and outpatient settings during the past three decades.

As a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, she is board-certified in healthcare management and is a Past Chairman of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Ms. Candio is a recipient of the 2012 Washington SmartCEO Brava! Award, which celebrates top female CEOs who demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit along with a passion for giving back to the community. In 2014, she was recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of “24 of the Leading Women to Know in Healthcare.”