Board of Directors

Alice L. Walton School of Medicine Board of Directors is comprised of highly respected health leaders and visionaries. The members embody qualifications including a medical education, background in the practice of medicine, research, familiarity with whole health, compliance, business and finance, innovation, entrepreneurship, nonprofit governance, and community experience.

Alice L. Walton

  • Founder
Lloyd B. Minor, MD

Lloyd Minor, MD

  • Board Chair | Stanford University School of Medicine
Cheryl Pegus, MD, MPH

Cheryl Pegus, MD, MPH

  • Morgan Health Ventures
James “Jim” B. Young, MD

James B. Young, MD

  • Cleveland Clinic
Katherine Knutson, MD, MPH

Katherine Knutson, MD, MPH

  • Author Health
Marc A. Nivet, EdD, MBA

Marc A. Nivet, EdD, MBA

  • University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center
Patrick Conway, MD, MSc

Patrick Conway, MD, MSc

  • Optum at UnitedHealth Group
Todd Simmons

Todd Simmons

  • Co-Vice Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Simmons Foods, Inc.
Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD

Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD

  • Morehouse School of Medicine