Robert Hayes

Robert Hayes (Bob) was named President and CEO of Community Healthcare Network in December 2014.

Bob has deep experience in leading mission-driven organizations locally and nationally, both advocating for and delivering direct services to people in need. He founded and led the National and New York Coalitions for the Homeless, winning the nation’s first right to shelter court ruling and battling to remedy many of the upstream causes of homelessness including the shortage of supportive housing for people with mental illness, substance abuse, HIV/AIDS and families in need of protective and preventive services. Bob has served as the president of the Medicare Rights Center, a non-profit organization supporting consumer interests in national and state debates over issues of healthcare and aging.

Most recently, Bob oversaw consumer protection for more than two million Americans with Medicare as the senior vice president for health quality at Universal American Corp. He has practiced law with firms in New York and Maine, including Sullivan & Cromwell and O’Melveny & Myers.

Bob has an unwavering commitment to social justices and issues of equity. He is a staunch advocate for healthcare, behavioral health care, housing, food and income support. He is a MacArthur Foundation fellow and has been awarded honorary degrees by 11 colleges and universities. Bob is a graduate of Georgetown University and the New York University School of Law.