Marwa Joy Zohdy, based in Chicago, leads Egon Zehnder’s Payer Practice and co-leads Egon Zehnder’s Healthcare Services Practice. Her work focuses on CEO succession, executive search, and board advisory services with healthcare providers and payers, drawing on her 20 years of experience in the sector. She also advises clients across the healthcare continuum—from research and development to care delivery—on vital leadership decisions.
Leadership is the key to positive change, and it’s immensely rewarding to advise leaders in an industry that so directly impacts people’s health and lives.
Before joining Egon Zehnder, Marwa served as a member of the Executive Leadership Team at The Joint Commission. As the Vice President of Global Consulting Services, she led a global team of 150 expert consultants working to improve the quality and safety of healthcare delivery around the world. Prior, she spent nearly a decade with McKinsey & Company, advising top leaders of hospitals, academic medical centers, and national and regional ministries of health across the US, UK, Middle East, and North Africa. Marwa also served as a Knowledge Expert with McKinsey’s Health Systems Institute.
Marwa earned an MS and Ph.D. in biomedical engineering and a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan. Her Ph.D. research focused on ultrasound imaging and targeted laser therapy for cancer cells. Marwa is passionate about helping the healthcare industry benefit from diversity of ideas, experiences, expertise, and backgrounds. Outside of work, she serves on the board of the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU), a national nonprofit organization that provides objective research and education on American Muslims.
