About Cincinnati Children's
Our Leadership

Executive Team

Led by Steve Davis, MD, MMM, president and CEO, our executive team is committed to ensuring Cincinnati Children’s remains a strong, healthy and vibrant organization that provides the best outcomes, experience and value for our patients, families and employees.

Cincinnati Children’s CEO Dr. Steve Davis, pictured, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at Burnet Campus in Cincinnati

Steve Davis, MD, MMM, MS

President
Chief Executive Officer

Peter Adebi

Peter Adebi

Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Chief Human Resources Officer

Evie Alessandrini, MD, MSCE, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer.

Evie Alessandrini, MD, MSCE

Chief Operating Officer

Bob Carpenter, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer.

Bob Carpenter

Senior Vice President, Legal and Public Affairs
Chief Legal Officer

Tina Cheng, MD, MPH Senior Vice President, Chair, Department of Pediatrics Director, Research Foundation Chief Medical Officer.

Tina Cheng, MD, MPH

B.K. Rachford Professor of Pediatrics
Chair, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati
Director, Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation
Chief Medical Officer, Cincinnati Children’s

Stephanie Ebken, Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Chief of Staff, President's Office.

Stephanie Ebken

Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Chief of Staff, Office of the President and CEO

Cincinnati Children’s chief financial officer Paul Jenny, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at Cincinnati Children’s Burnet.

Paul Jenny

Senior Vice President, Finance
Chief Financial Officer

Tony Johnston, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Tony Johnston

Senior Vice President
Chief Information Officer

Cincinnati Children’s surgeon-in-chief Dr. Daniel Ostlie, MD, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at Cincinnati Children’s Burnet.

Daniel Ostlie, MD

Senior Vice President, Surgical Services
Surgeon-in-Chief

Oliver Rhine, Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer.

Oliver Rhine

Senior Vice President
Chief Strategy Officer

Cincinnati Children’s chief nursing officer Carrie Romano, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at Cincinnati Children’s Burnet.

Carrie Romano, DNP, RN, CNL, CPN

Senior Vice President
Chief Nursing Executive

A photo of Don von Allmen.

Dan von Allmen, MD

Regional President
Cincinnati Children’s Global Health Consultancy

Board of Trustees

Stacey Browning.

Stacey Browning

Chair

Robert Taylor.

Robert Taylor

Vice Chair

Rebecca Wood.

Rebecca Wood

Vice Chair

Board Members

Stuart Aitken
Christine Browner
David Cassady
Tina Cheng, MD, MPH
Holly Collinsworth
Steve Davis, MD, MMM, MS
Tejal Gandhi, MD, CPPS, MPH
Darin Hall
Vada Hill
Patty Manning-Courtney, MD
Lou Muglia, MD, PhD
David Osborn
Dan Ostlie, MD
Andrew Quinn
Susan Shelton
Joel Stone
Laura Tomlin
Jim Vance
Warren Weber
Hillary Weidner
Susan Street Whaley
Chiquita White