Terry Shaw served as president and chief executive officer for AdventHealth from 2016 to 2025.
His career spanned more than 40 years at the national faith-based health care system, which is comprised of more than 55 hospital campuses and a robust network of pre- and post-acute care facilities across the enterprise. During his tenure, Shaw also served as AdventHealth’s executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief operations officer. He also held numerous positions within the organization’s Central Florida Division (formerly Florida Hospital). Prior to retirement, he served as a member of the Healthcare Leadership Council, a policy think tank, board advisory council member for Premier, Inc.’s board of directors, and co-chair for Health Evolution’s Transforming Health Care Economics Roundtable. Shaw earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Central Florida, and bachelor’s degrees in accounting and computer science from Southern Adventist University. In 2025, he was awarded Honorary Doctorate degrees in Health Care Administration by the AdventHealth University, in Business Administration, D.B.A., by Andrews University, and in Public Health, Honoris Causa, by the University of the Southern Caribbean.
