Under Mr. Manigan’s leadership, RWJBH saw more than $214 million spent with local and diverse vendors and 3,000 hires from asset limited, income constrained neighborhoods. He also oversaw RWJBH’s investments in construction of a public elementary school, a greenhouse that accepts Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments and a $1 billion partnership with New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers University. He was previously chief strategy and business development officer before he was promoted to CEO in 2023. He was appointed by Gov. Philip Murphy to serve as a board member of Rutgers University in 2022, and he has been on the board of trustees of the Center for Great Expectations since 2006.
