Roger Hughes, PhD has been President and CEO of St. Luke’s Health Initiatives since 1995.

From 1987 to 1995, Mr. Hughes served as the first Executive Director of the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust in Iowa, a private foundation with programs in education, health, and medical and scientific research. He previously served as President of the Iowa College Foundation in Des Moines, which represents 25 private colleges and universities in the state; and has held development and faculty positions at St. Norbert College in Green Bay, Wisconsin; the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and Indiana University, for a total of over 25 years in the field of philanthropy.

Mr. Hughes holds a B.A. degree in English from the University of Iowa, an M.A. in English-Creative Writing from the University of Iowa, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Education from Indiana University. He is the author of numerous articles and presentations on health policy, the impact of technology on society, educational theory and philanthropy.