Chief Executive Officer
American Academy of Nursing
Suzanne Miyamoto is the CEO of the American Academy of Nursing. With nearly two decades of policy, advocacy, and leadership experience, Dr. Miyamoto directs the internal operations to help the organization achieve its mission, vision, and strategic plan.
Dr. Miyamoto is highly regarded for her expertise in health care and higher education policy as well as her leadership and successful development of advocacy-based coalitions. Prior to her position at the Academy, Dr. Miyamoto served as the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s (AACN) Chief Policy Officer. Starting at AACN in 2006, Dr. Miyamoto supported the membership as a policy analyst, advocate, and strategist at the federal level. She simultaneously led the Nursing Community Coalition— the largest national nursing coalition focused on inserting the voice of the profession in health policy discussions— from 2008-2018.
Dr. Miyamoto is member of the National Academy of Medicine’s Leadership Consortium and the National Minority Quality Forum’s Advisory Board. Currently, Dr. Miyamoto is on faculty at Georgetown University, School of Nursing and Health Studies.
Previously, she held roles at the state and federal level with the National Institutes of Health, the State Commission on Patient Safety for the Michigan Health and Safety Coalition, and Capitol Hill.
Thursday, November 18, 2021
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM CDT