Kevin W. Sowers, MSN, RN, FAAN, is the new president of the Johns Hopkins Health System and executive vice president of Johns Hopkins Medicine. Sowers came to Johns Hopkins Medicine after 32 years with the Duke University Health System, including eight years as president and CEO of Duke University Hospital.

Sowers began his career as a staff oncology nurse at Duke University Medical Center Hospital in 1985. He chose oncology after his grandfather was diagnosed with glioblastoma, with the hope of making sure no other family went through what his family did.

Sowers will help define and execute strategic initiatives that advance all three parts of the Johns Hopkins Medicine mission—delivering outstanding care, training the next generation of leaders, and advancing research and discovery.

Active in many professional and community organizations, Sowers is a member of the Vizient board of directors and the Association of American Medical College’s Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems administrative board. He served as chair of the AmSurg board and was a member of the North Carolina Hospital Association board of trustees and the North Carolina Institute of Medicine board of directors. He also
held leadership roles with the American Heart Association, Susan G. Komen and the Oncology Nursing Society.

Sowers is an American Academy of Nursing fellow and has collaborated on numerous research efforts as well as consulted internationally. He has published extensively and speaks nationally and abroad on issues such as leadership, organizational change, mentorship and cancer care.