As President and Chief Executive Officer for RWJBarnabas Health, the largest, most comprehensive academic health system in New Jersey, Mark E. Manigan is leading the system-wide noble mission of building and sustaining a healthier New Jersey.  As part of that commitment, Mr. Manigan is driving effective strategies to improve health equity by addressing the social and environmental factors that affect healthy living. 
Additionally, Mr. Manigan is spearheading the evolution of the System’s strategic plan, implementation of the System’s new operating model focused on service line integration, and regionalization of the dramatic expansion of the System’s ambulatory services platform. 
Mr. Manigan has been with RWJBarnabas Health since 2019, having served as Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer for three years before being named President in 2021. Prior to joining the System, Mr. Manigan was a New Jersey healthcare attorney at Brach Eichler, LLC.
Among several active memberships, Mr. Manigan serves on the Board of Trustees for the Center for Great Expectations, a non-profit organization providing compassionate care for homeless, pregnant and parenting women and their children.  He is also a member of the Board of Governors of Rutgers University.  Mr. Manigan graduated from Bucknell University and Seton Hall University School of Law.