J. Eugene Grigsby III, President/CEO of the National Health Foundation, received his Ph.D. degree from the University of California at Los Angeles. Prior to assuming this position, Dr. Grigsby was a professor at UCLA’s School of Public Policy and Social Research. In addition he served as the President of his own firm The Planning Group. Dr. Grigsby has conducted consulting assignments for the UCLA Medical Center, the California Hospital Medical Center, and a variety of government and private sector clients. Dr. Grigsby’s professional works have received awards of excellence from the California and Los Angeles chapters of the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Architects.

Dr. Grigsby is recognized nationally and internationally as an expert in urban development strategies. Stanford University selected Dr. Grigsby as its first recipient of the United Parcel Services Visiting Scholar award. He was also the recipient of the Occidental College Booker T. Washington Outstanding Alumni Award, the International House of Blues Foundation Educators Achievement Award and The University of North Carolina, Floyd B. McKissick Visiting Scholar Award. His co-edited book, Residential Apartheid: The American Legacy received the Gustavus Myers Center Outstanding Book Award. His most recent co-authored book is Regions That Work: How Cities and Suburbs Can Grow Together. As a past member of the Los Angeles Times Board of Advisors, Dr. Grigsby wrote a regular column on economic issues. He is currently on the Board of the California Hospital Medical Center, the National Civic League, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, and Occidental College.