John A. Gennaro

Mr. John A. Gennaro was appointed as the CEO/Director of the Erie VA Medical Center on June 20, 2016. Mr. Gennaro oversees delivery of health care to more than 21,000 Veterans, 783 employees, and an operating budget of $144M. As CEO, Mr. Gennaro provides the strategic vision and operational oversight of the Erie VA Medical Center located in Erie, PA that is comprised of foundational services in Acute Medicine, Urgent Care, Primary Care, Behavioral Health, and Community Living Center/Nursing Home. Mr. Gennaro is also responsible for patient care delivery at five Community Based Outpatient Clinics located in Ashtabula, OH; Crawford, PA; Venango, PA; Warren PA; and Bradford, PA.

Mr. Gennaro has more than 20 years of healthcare experience, with emphasis on operations, employee engagement and patient experience. He has served as the Director of the Cincinnati VA Medical Center from July 2015 - May 2016 and Director of VA Butler Healthcare System from 2012 - 2015.

Mr. Gennaro has held several positions of increasing responsibility over his twenty years of healthcare experience. He began his career in the Research Foundation at the Cincinnati VAMC in 1997. He completed his healthcare administrative residency in 2001 at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC. Mr. Gennaro has also served as the Deputy Director at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System from 2008 - 2012, and Associate Director/COO at the Erie VAMC from 2006 - 2008.

Mr. Gennaro received his bachelor's degree in natural sciences in 1999 and master's degrees in business administration and health care services administration from Xavier University in 2001. He is board certified as a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He served on the Board of Director's for the Allegheny Valley YMCA and was the 2015 Vice Chair of the Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board. Mr. Gennaro was the recipient of Modern Healthcare's Up and Comer award in 2013 and Becker’s Hospital Review Rising Star in Healthcare.