John Couris, Tampa General Hospital
John D. Couris is the President and CEO of the Florida Health Sciences Center (FHSC), which comprises a portfolio of organizations, including Tampa General Hospital, one of the nation's leading not-for-profit academic health systems, in partnership with the University of South Florida. Under Couris' leadership, Tampa General's footprint has grown from 17 facilities to seven hospitals across the state of Florida, with over 150 care locations and employs 15,000 team members and physicians. Additionally, Tampa General partners with other leading academic health systems, including Mass General Brigham (MGB) to improve access to academic-based cutting-edge care across Florida.Couris is recognized as a national expert in the health care industry, organizational leadership and workplace culture transformation. While successfully building companies nationwide by driving innovation and operational excellence, he also showcases expertise in team member and stakeholder engagement and strategic collaboration.
Couris provides counsel and works closely with elected officials at all levels to help address issues impacting the health care industry in Tampa Bay, in Florida and on a national scale. He was recently appointed to a three-year term as a member of the Florida Health Care Innovation Council by Senator Kathleen Passidomo, Immediate Past President of the Florida State Senate.
Couris serves as an expert source and contributor to multiple national publications, offering insights on topics ranging from his visionary approach to care coordination to the principles of authentic leadership. He also often speaks and presents at conferences across the country and internationally on topics relating to leadership, organizational transformation and growth, regulatory impact, consumerism, innovation and design, and empowering and leading high-performing teams across the health care space and various sectors.
Serving his community and industry as a leader and advocate, Couris is a member of several boards and has earned appointments to state and national councils. He is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades. In 2024, he was awarded the President's Fellow Medallion from the University of South Florida, one of the highest honors the USF President can bestow.
Couris holds a doctorate in business administration, management sciences, from the University of South Florida Muma College of Business, where he is a Research Fellow. His dissertation examined the impact of the practice of authentic leadership on teams and organizations.