CHARLES R. EVANS

Charles R. Evans is President of the International Health Services Group (IHSG) and Senior Advisor at Jackson Healthcare. IHSG is a social enterprise he founded in 2007 to support health services development in underserved areas of the world. It is the mission of IHSG to work with established organizations to supplement their capabilities in healthcare management and development as they work to achieve their broader missions. Projects are currently underway in Kenya, Nigeria, Peru, Honduras and the Dominican Republic working with such partners as Rivers of the World, MedShare International, the Presbyterian Church of East Africa, the Ropheka Hospital in Nigeria, and Indiana University Medical School.

Jackson Healthcare is a Georgia-based firm focused on addressing the two largest challenges facing healthcare today: finding the right people and delivering the right information at the right time.

Mr. Evans retired December 2006 as President - Eastern Group of Nashville, TN-based HCA, the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services. In this role, he was responsible for HCA’s operations in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, which included approximately 58 hospitals with annual net revenues of $8 billion.

Evans is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives and is currently serving as Chairman of the Board. He served as a Governor of the College from 2004 through 2007. He is involved in numerous boards and associations including Jackson Healthcare, MedShare International, and the Georgia Association of Healthcare Executives. Evans also holds an appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine.

Prior to joining HCA, Evans served in executive positions at Memorial Medical Center of Jacksonville, Florida, and Community Hospitals, Indianapolis, Indiana. He joined HCA in 1995 and managed company divisions including North Carolina, MidAmerica, and Southeast. Evans was named President of HCA’s Eastern Group in 2004.

A West Virginia native, Evans received an undergraduate degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College, a Master of Arts from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from Indiana University.