Kirby Partners Places Michael Reagin at Sharp Healthcare

Kirby Partners is pleased to announce the executive placement of Michael Reagin as the new Chief Information and Innovation Officer for Sharp Healthcare.

Reagin will succeed Ken Lawonn, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, who is retiring. Reagin comes to Sharp with 24 years of experience in a variety of operational, strategy, innovation and information technology leadership roles in health care. He previously served as the Chief Information and Innovation Officer for Sentara Healthcare in Virginia. Prior to that Michael was the Chief Information Officer for the Cleveland Clinic health system and built a best-in-class global digital medical campus in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Reagin was also the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Strategy Officer for Providence Health & Services following his career in the U.S. Navy.

Throughout his career, Reagin served at the forefront of identifying and implementing strategies to improve health care quality, customer experience, efficiency and safety utilizing technology. His experience and vision for improving health and healthcare by addressing the entire continuum is evident in his work on digital strategies, population health and data analytics.

Sharp Healthcare is a not-for-profit health system with four acute-care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, three affiliated medical groups, and a full spectrum of other facilities and services  in San Diego, CA.

Kirby Partners, one of Forbes 2019 Best Executive Recruiting Firms with over 30 years of experience, partners with leading healthcare organizations, consulting firms, and corporations to fill their key c-level leadership positions. Kirby Partners has conducted over 60 searches in the last three years and are published industry experts that present at top conferences, including CHIME and HIMSS.