Charles R. Evans is President of the International Health Services Group (IHSG), 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.

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 in 2004 was installed to serve a three-year term as a Governor of the College. He is currently the Chairman-elect of the Board. He is involved in numerous professional organizations including the Georgia Association of Healthcare Executives, and the West Virginia Wesleyan College Board of Directors. 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.