Executive Team

Scott B. Johnson joined St. Luke’s in March 2023 as our Chief Strategy Officer. He leads strategic planning, business development and marketing for St. Luke’s and is charged with helping the organization grow and thrive.

Scott’s experience in healthcare spans 30+ years. For the past six years, he was the Group Vice President for Strategy and Business Development for Louisiana and Southeast Texas with CHRISTUS Health, a non-profit, faith-based health system in Texas. While at CHRISTUS, Scott led strategy development and management, multi-million-dollar acquisitions and capital investments, and physician growth initiatives.

Before CHRISTUS Health, Scott served in executive roles for Community Health Systems (CHS), a multi-state for-profit healthcare system in Tennessee. During his 11+ year tenure, Scott helped launch the organization’s inaugural strategic plan, created annual strategic plans for his Division, and led marketing efforts. Before CHS he held leadership positions with health systems in Tennessee and Kentucky.

Scott earned his master’s degree in Organizational Communication from Murray State University in Kentucky, and his bachelor’s degree in Public Relations from East Tennessee State University.