Antoinette Hardy-Waller Selected as CommonSpirit Health Board Chair

CHICAGO (Aug. 5, 2025) – Antoinette Hardy-Waller, MJ, BSN, RN has been appointed Chair of the CommonSpirit Health Board of Stewardship Trustees, effective July 1, 2025. Hardy-Waller succeeds Chris Lowney, who served as Chair from July 1, 2022 until the conclusion of his tenure on June 30, 2025.

"On behalf of the entire CommonSpirit Health team, I am thrilled to announce Ms. Hardy-Waller as our new Board Chair. We are excited to welcome her leadership and believe her robust experience will provide a unique and valuable perspective as we continue to shape CommonSpirit Health,” said CommonSpirit CEO Wright Lassiter III. “I also want to express our deepest gratitude to Chris Lowney for his invaluable contributions and unwavering commitment to CommonSpirit Health. His guidance has been instrumental in our success, and we are profoundly thankful for his service."

Lowney was an inaugural member of the CommonSpirit Board, following the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in February 2019. Lowney joined the CHI Board in 2009 and was integral to the alignment that created CommonSpirit Health.

Hardy-Waller, who has served on the CommonSpirit Board since 2019 and on the CHI Board since 2009, is an entrepreneur and clinician with extensive leadership, management, and governance experience in both the acute and post-acute settings. She started her career as a critical care nurse. She is founder and chief executive officer of The Leverage Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the representation of African Americans in health care governance.

"I am honored to serve CommonSpirit Health as Board Chair, and committed to upholding our mission,” Hardy-Waller said. “I look forward to working alongside the board, leadership, and our dedicated staff to further strengthen CommonSpirit Health and its impact on the communities we serve."