Delvecchio S. Finley

President & CEO, Atrium Health Navicent at Carolinas HealthCare System

Delvecchio S. Finley, FACHE, is president and CEO of Atrium Health Navicent (AHN), a part of the Atrium Health enterprise, one of the largest non-profit and leading academic health systems in the United States. As a member of the executive leadership team, Finley is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction for the meaningful, measurable goals that will position Atrium Health Navicent’s strategic growth and success. Finley also leads the Atrium Health Navicent integration, as well as the implementation of new technology platforms that position AHN to embrace market dynamics and excel.

With more than 15 years of healthcare leadership experience, Finley joined Atrium Health Navicent in 2021, following Navicent’s strategic combination with Atrium Health. Previously, Finley served as chief executive officer of Alameda Health System. Additional leadership positions held throughout his career include chief executive officer of LA County/Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and interim chief operating officer for Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.

Finley is a board member for the American Hospital Association and a member of the Health Affairs Council on Healthcare Spending and Value. He was recently elected to the boards of the Georgia Hospital Association and the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals. Finley is the immediate past chair of the America's Essential Hospitals Institute. He was also the chair-elect of the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems and a member of the California Hospital Association board of directors. Board certified in healthcare management and a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), Finley recently completed a term on the ACHE Board of Governors.

Finley has been recognized by industry peers for several awards and commendations, including Modern Healthcare's Top 25 Minorities in Healthcare Watch List and its Up and Comers Award, Becker's Hospital Review Top Healthcare Executives under 40 and received the Robert S. Hudgens Young Healthcare Executive of the Year Award from the American College of Healthcare Executives organization. He was also named one of Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Diversity Leaders in Healthcare for 2021.

Finley holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Emory University and a master's degree in public policy from the Sanford Institute for Public Policy at Duke University.