West Orange, NJ, February 11, 2025 – Mark E. Manigan, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Frank Pipas, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of RWJBarnabas Health have been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 30 Highly Successful CEO-CFO Duos list for 2024. This list recognizes CEO and CFO teams for their dedication to enhancing healthcare as a whole.
As President and Chief Executive Officer for RWJBarnabas Health, the largest, most comprehensive academic health system in New Jersey, Mr. Manigan is leading the system-wide noble mission of building and sustaining a healthier New Jersey, and creating a national model for clinical and business success. He is leveraging his vast influence to transform the health care landscape for the better. Mr. Manigan built his goals for RWJBarnabas Health on the guiding principles of alignment, transparency, data and real-time measurement. They focus on reaching key metrics in quality, patient satisfaction, employee engagement, financial performance and efficiency.
As the senior finance executive of New Jersey's largest academic medical healthcare system, Mr. Pipas ensures the delivery of exceptional care to eight counties and five million people. He plays a pivotal role at RWJBarnabas Health, harmonizing processes across facilities to support the system’s unified operating model. In addition to his internal leadership duties, Mr. Pipas oversees strategic investments and serves on the board of JAG Physical Therapy. His commitment to excellence and innovation has significantly enhanced the system’s financial health and operational efficiency.
Frank Pipas is a critical part of realizing Mark’s strategic vision amid a landscape that is constantly being tested by operational pressures, regulatory changes, mounting expenses, labor shortages and population health concerns. Together, their skillful leadership of operational initiatives has a direct impact on patient experience across the system, and the organization’s overall financial health.
The full list of 2024 highly successful CEO-CFO duos can be found here.
Contact: Carrie Cristello
Carrie.Cristello@rwjbh.org