ANNETTE WALKER
PRESIDENT
CITY OF HOPE ORANGE COUNTY
WHY: Leader behind City of Hope’s comprehensive cancer campus and regional network set to open in December in Irvine. $1B project is among OC’s most ambitious developments in recent years.
IN THE NEWS: City of Hope paid $88.5M to buy 52 acres of undeveloped land at FivePoint Gateway to meet the needs of current and future patients when the time comes. In October, RSI Dream Communities gifted $30M to secure land for future housing for the facility’s workers.
NOTABLE: Previously served as president of strategy for Providence St. Joseph Health, where she was instrumental in bringing together two noted health organizations to form one of the nation’s largest health systems.
QUOTABLE: “We can build buildings, equip them with things and make them beautiful, but the building is nothing without the people to make it come alive.”
FUN FACT: Wedding of youngest daughter Emily to Jack “was pure joy. Seeing four generations of Walkers together—dancing, singing, laughing, and celebrating with the people we love—was truly magical. Watching my daughter so happy, surrounded by that much love and life, was one of those moments you simply want to freeze in time!”
