Earl Barnes

Earl Barnes II is an Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer for Sentara Health. He is responsible for the Legal, Risk, and Contract Management departments.

Previous Experience

Before joining Sentara, Barnes served as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer for Chicago-based Amita Health. In that role, he led and managed Amita Heath's legal, compliance, audit, and risk departments. Barnes has vast legal experience in senior legal roles at complex healthcare organizations including Advocate Health Care Network, OhioHealth Corporation and Northwestern Medicine.

Current Professional Affiliations

• Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (Board Member)
• American Bar Association Fellow
• American Health Law Association (Member)
• Lake Forest College Board of Trustees (Chair, Committee on Trustees)
• Just the Beginning - A Pipeline Organization (Chair, Budget & Audit Committee)

Education

• Lake Forest College, BA in History
• University of Michigan Law School, J.D.