Rev. Leah Gunning Francis, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Mission and Values Officer; Indiana University Health
Senior Vice President and Chief Mission and Values Officer; Indiana University Health
Rev. Leah Gunning Francis, Ph.D., provides direction to ensure engagement in ethical practice, quality spiritual and pastoral care, and effective philanthropy within the organization and the communities where IU Health is active. The chief mission and values officer oversees the departments of chaplaincy, spiritual care and congregational partnerships, clinical and organizational ethics, and system archives, along with the IU Health Foundation, the Dan F. Evans Center for Spiritual and Religious Values in Healthcare and the Fairbanks Center for Medical Ethics. She also leads the IU Health board committee on values, ethics, and social responsibility.
Rev. Gunning Francis joined IU Health from Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, where she was vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty since 2016. Before that, she served on the faculty at Eden Seminary in St. Louis. She also has served in pastoral positions for congregations in Georgia, Illinois, and Ohio.
