Welcoming our new chairman of the board.

We are pleased to introduce long-standing board member Paul Johnson as the new chairman of Huntington Hospital’s board of directors. Paul has served on our board since 2013, and in 2019, he also became a lifetime trustee of the hospital. This year, he begins his four-year term as chairman of the board.

Paul is currently the managing director of Paul Conrad LLC, an early-stage technology investment company and a strategic advisory service for high-potential mid-sized businesses, startups and investment groups. He also serves on the boards of multiple technology startups and private equity backed companies.

From 1999 to 2012, Paul served as president and chief executive officer of Kelley Blue Book, where he led the transformation of the company from a regional printed trade publishing guide to the most recognized consumer automotive internet portal in the country. Before working at Kelley Blue Book, he held marketing and strategic planning positions at leading consumer packaged-goods companies, including Nestlé, Conagra and Chiquita.

Paul and his wife, Katherine, have been longtime supporters of Huntington Hospital, and first became donors in 1998 after a positive experience in our neonatal intensive care unit.

Paul is also the president and director of the Gesner-Johnson Foundation, which has provided significant support toward our work, over the years. Most recently, the foundation made a generous gift toward our Campus Security Enhancement Initiative, which has allowed us to further expand our K-9 security program and upgrade one of our security vehicles. These efforts are helping ensure we can keep our employees, volunteers, patients and visitors safe.

“I’m pleased to welcome Paul Johnson into his new role on our board of directors,” says President and CEO Lori J. Morgan, MD, MBA.

Paul’s outstanding leadership skills and knowledge of our hospital makes him a faithful champion for advancing local care. We will continue to ensure the highest level of health care to the community, today and into the future, under Paul’s expert guidance.