Suzanne Miyamoto serves as Chief Executive Officer of the American Academy of Nursing (Academy), where she leverages more than two decades of policy, advocacy, and executive nonprofit leadership experience to advance the organization's mission of improving health and achieving health equity through nursing leadership, innovation, and science.

Dr. Miyamoto's policy expertise, grounded by a clinical background in maternal care, mental health, and research, shaped her passion for public policy and partnerships that deliver evidence-informed, patient-centered, and community-oriented solutions. Throughout her career, she has built an extensive network of stakeholders across the health care ecosystem, from insurers to consumer organizations, successfully establishing multiple advocacy coalitions that engaged Congress and federal agencies through collaborative, consensus-building approaches.

Prior to the Academy, Dr. Miyamoto served as Chief Policy Officer for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, where she spent 12 years providing policy analysis, advocacy, and strategic guidance at the federal level. During her tenure, she concurrently led the Nursing Community Coalition— the nation's largest nursing coalition dedicated to elevating the profession's voice in health policy discussions.

Dr. Miyamoto serves on several national boards and advisory bodies, including the National Academy of Medicine's Leadership Consortium, the National Quality Forum's Board of Directors, and the National Minority Quality Forum's Advisory Board. Currently, she is the Vice Chair of the Sibley Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees and the Co-Chair of the National Academy of Medicine's Steering Group for the Clinicians' Forum on AI in Health & Medicine.

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