Robert W. Cannon

Robert Cannon serves as group president for BJC Health System’s Eastern Region, which operates as BJC HealthCare. In this role, Robert is responsible for Barnes Jewish Hospital, Barnes Jewish West County Hospital, Christian Hospital, Barnes Jewish St. Peters Hospital, Progress West Hospital, and Goldfarb School of Nursing. In addition, he oversees community health improvement, government relations, and capital construction activities for the East Region.

Robert’s previous experience with the System includes serving as president of Barnes Jewish Hospital. He also led strategic planning, capital budgeting, real estate, supply chain operations, and clinical asset management for the Corporation and had executive responsibility for BJC Home Care, BJC Behavioral Health, and BJC Corporate Health.

Before joining the System in 2000, Robert was assistant dean of the University of Chicago’s Division of the Biological Sciences and Pritzker School of Medicine. His prior experience includes positions with Argonne National Laboratory, Lockheed Corporation, and the federal Office of Management and Budget.

Robert holds a bachelor’s of political science degree from the University of Chicago and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of California at Los Angeles. He serves on the boards of the Association of American Medical Colleges, Vizient Inc., Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corporation, and Institute of Public Health – Washington University.