Charles R. Evans, FACHE
President, International Health Services Group
Senior Advisor, Jackson Healthcare
Charles R. Evans is president of International Health Services Group (IHSG) and senior advisor at Jackson Healthcare. The mission of IHSG – a social enterprise he founded in 2007 – is to support health services development in underserved areas of the world by working with established organizations to supplement their capabilities in healthcare management and development as they work to achieve their broader goals. Current projects are located in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. IHSG also founded and supports the leadership corps for management capacity building and is active in encouraging international hospital partnerships between U.S. hospitals and those in economically developing countries.
In addition to serving on Jackson Healthcare’s advisory board, Mr. Evans holds corporate board positions with MiMedx Group, WellStreet Urgent Care and Arena, as well as nonprofit board positions with FaithBridge Foster Care and American International Health Alliance. He also is a special advisor to the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) on international affairs and an honorary member of the International Hospital Federation.
In 2012, Mr. Evans attained the Board Leadership Fellow credential of the National Association of Corporate Directors. He is a Fellow in the ACHE; served as a governor of the college from 2004-2007 and chairman officer from 2008-2011; and was the recipient of the 2014 ACHE Gold Medal Award, the highest honor the organization bestows.
Mr. Evans’ other professional experiences include work with Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), where he managed the Mid-America and Southeast divisions, later becoming president of HCA’s Eastern Group. Prior to that, he served in executive positions at Memorial Medical Center of Jacksonville, Florida and Community Hospitals in Indianapolis, Indiana.
He received an undergraduate degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College, a Master of Arts from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Indiana University.
