Mr. Manigan serves as president and CEO of RWJBarnabas Health, the state’s largest and most comprehensive academic health system, providing care to more than three million patients at 700 facilities statewide each year. His strategic vision has driven a 67% increase in revenues since 2019 while achieving a nearly 30% improvement in mortality, which translates into 1,000 lives saved. He has also driven significant improvements in key safety metrics, resulting in the tripling of Leapfrog “A” ratings in two years. Under his leadership, the system and Rutgers Cancer Institute unveiled The Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center, one of only 13 freestanding cancer hospitals in the nation. Additionally, the system signed a definitive agreement to bring Englewood (N.J.) Health into the network, further expanding access across the region. Mr. Manigan has also championed a people-first culture that has driven a voluntary turnover decline of 16.3% since 2023, employee engagement surpassing the national average, and workforce growth of over 5% in both 2024 and 2025. The system’s community health worker program has benefitted more than 100,000 individuals since 2023, its “hire local-buy local” initiative has directed over $370 million to local vendors, and “food farmacies” have served nearly 89,000 individuals and donated 429,000 pounds of food. Mr. Manigan was appointed to the board of governors of Rutgers University in 2022, and was named “Executive of the Year” by New Jersey Business Magazine in 2025.
