What it Takes to Be a Successful Christian CEO

Speaker: Joe Greene
Title: What it Takes to Be a Successful Christian CEO

The founder of Christian Executive Officers, Inc. and visionary, Joe Greene, has spent his life in the corporate world working and exhibiting Christian leadership. His desire is to encourage other leaders to live as Christ and manage their companies as a picture of Christ. The primary goal of the CEO/Owner is to lead in a way that would encourage others to desire to follow Christ and His teachings.
Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. Accepted Christ at age 12. Attended high school at Duncan Preparatory School for Boys in Nashville. Graduated from Bowling Green College of Commerce in Bowling Green, Kentucky with a B.S. in Business Administration and Finance. Ordained Deacon and father of six children
Management positions in several hospitals in Jackson, Tennessee, Mobile, Alabama, Atlanta, Georgia (Emory University Hospital).
Humana Inc. ten years as President of Hospital Operations (largest for profit hospital company in world at that time).
When leaving Humana with all the benefits (high salary, stock options, etc.), God made it plain that I was to operate a company on Christian principles. After receiving this instruction from God for two years and ending up in the emergency room of one of our hospitals with extremely high blood pressure, I finally accepted God’s vision for me and opened Health Management Associates without having financing, marketing, or staff knowledge, but committed to operate a hospital company on Christian principles. Almost immediately, funds were made available, key staff accepted positions, and hospital management opportunities occurred. God was faithful in every way as I began to learn from Biblical study and input from “Fellowship of Companies for Christ,” what those Christian principles are. Resigned and returned to Nashville from Naples, Florida (HMA headquarters) when company went on NYSE. Now I want to help other Christian CEOs find the same answers.
Previously on boards of Federation of American Hospitals, Gulf Shore College (received degree of Honorary Doctorate), Naples Fellowship of Companies for Christ. A founding member of Fellowship of Companies for Christ.
• Have been consultant to several companies and speaker at local, regional, and national meetings.
• Born and Raised Nashville, Tennessee
Education – B.S. Degree Bowling Green College of Commerce
Bowling Green, KY
• Family Four adult sons, a daughter in college and a daughter in high school.
• Homes Nashville, TN and Ft. Myers, FL
• Hospital Experience Jackson Madison General Hospital, Jackson, TN
• Mobile General Hospital, Mobile, AL
• Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
• Humana – Operations President. Louisville, KY
• Health Management Associates – Founder and Former Chairman of the Board, Naples, FL (N.Y. Stock Exchange Co.)
• Member Brentwood Baptist Church, Brentwood, TN
Leader of CEO Group (Christian Executive Officers)
Purpose: To Learn and Apply Christian
Principles in Business