Alan K. Nevel is Senior Vice President, Chief Equity and Community Impact Officer for The MetroHealth System.   In this uniquely integrated leadership role, Alan is charged with creating and driving a community-focused, patient-centric strategy that promotes health equity and the eradication of healthcare disparities by developing collaborative relationships with community/neighborhood development partners, education, business, social services and faith-based organizations, government and healthcare professionals. Alan is also responsible for creating an overarching vision of equity, inclusion, and diversity (EID) for MetroHealth —both at the programmatic and administrative level by working across departments, programs, and initiatives to eliminate systemic disparities and inequities that impact, patients, employees and the community.   Alan joined MetroHealth in 2018 as SVP, Chief Diversity and Human Resources Officer after having served as VP, Global Diversity and Inclusion for Thermo Fisher Scientific, a $40 billion global life science solutions, specialty diagnostics and laboratory equipment company with over 100,000 employees in 60 countries. Prior to joining Thermo Fisher, Alan served in Diversity and Inclusion, HR Strategy Delivery, Talent Development, and Organizational Change Management roles at specialty fashion retailers, L Brands and Victoria’s Secret. Alan began his professional career in R&D and manufacturing at the Sherwin Williams Company before moving on to a successful management consulting career with Accenture.   A highly sought-after speaker and educator, Alan is a graduate of the Wickliffe City Schools, Cleveland State University (B.A.) and Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management (MBA).  Alan is passionate about giving back to his community and serving the underserved. He is a proud member of the Cleveland (OH) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Ethisphere’s Equity & Social Justice Initiative Advisory Council and currently serves as a Board Director for The Cleveland State University Foundation, Urban League of Greater Cleveland, Recovery Resources, New Bridge Cleveland, Creating Healthier Communities and the National Society of High School Scholars Foundation.   To illustrate his steadfast commitment to education, Alan established the Alan K. Nevel and Family Scholarship Endowment for underrepresented minority students attending his alma mater, Cleveland State University.