John Couris

About John Couris

John D. Couris is president and CEO of Florida Health Sciences Center (FHSC), an academic health system that includes Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and more than 30 affiliated organizations. Since 2017, he has transformed Tampa General into one of the country’s leading health systems, recognized for excellence in quality, innovation, technology and culture.

A nationally respected healthcare executive, policy advisor and entrepreneur, Couris participates on governmental councils and advances innovation, economic development and academic medicine through strategic partnerships.

Couris serves on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care and Services and Florida's Health Care Innovation Council. He also led Tampa General to become the first hospital to sign the HHS Make Hospital Food Healthy Again pledge.

Through collaborations with Mass General Brigham, Palantir Technologies, GE HealthCare, Shields Health Innovations and Lifepoint Health, Couris has accelerated growth, quality, safety and patient outcomes across the multibillion-dollar system.

Under Couris, Tampa General has become one of the nation's most technology-enabled health systems through investments in artificial intelligence, predictive analytics and connected care. It was the first health system to partner with Palantir, using predictive analytics to improve efficiency and care coordination. Today, TGH serves as a real-world learning lab for scalable hospital solutions. He also launched TGH Ventures, a corporate emerging healthcare technologies venture fund, and advises venture funds and startups.

Couris leads the Tampa Medical & Research District, uniting healthcare, academia, research and industry. The District is projected to generate more than $8.3 billion annually and support nearly 58,000 Florida jobs.

He created the AKTiVe leadership framework, featured in his TEDx Tampa talk. His insights have appeared in NEJM Catalyst, Modern Healthcare and Becker's Hospital Review.

His most recent honors include Modern Healthcare's 100 Most Influential, Becker's Great Leaders, the Tampa Bay Business Journal Power 100 and the National Father’s Day Council’s 2026 Father of the Year.

Under Couris, U.S. News has ranked TGH—the primary teaching hospital of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine—No. 1 in Tampa Bay for 11 years, and Newsweek has named it a World's Best Hospital for eight years.

Couris serves on the boards of Boston University and New Hampton School. He earned a doctorate from USF's Muma College of Business and an honorary Doctor of Law in 2026 from Lesley University.