Caroline A. Pereira, MBA

• President, Hoag Hospital Foundation

Caroline Pereira serves as President of the Hoag Hospital Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Hoag Health System. She joined Hoag in June 2024 during a pivotal time in the health system’s evolution as it expands its footprint throughout Orange County.

As president of the Hoag Hospital Foundation, Caroline oversees one of the nation’s highest-performing nonprofit organizations, which raises over $100 million annually to support Hoag’s growing health network. In collaboration with its Board of Directors, Caroline leads the more than 80-person Hoag Hospital Foundation team, with offices in Newport Beach and Irvine. Since its creation in the late 1970s, the Foundation has been instrumental in launching and executing major philanthropic initiatives supporting Hoag’s growth and expanding its clinical offerings.

Caroline has more than 20 years of fundraising experience, primarily in academic health care. Prior to joining Hoag, she ended a successful nearly 11-year tenure with UCI Health, where she was most recently Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Advancement. Under her leadership, the Health Advancement team raised nearly $1 billion in philanthropic support. Caroline’s experience in the nonprofit sector is international, as she previously spent more than 11 years at the University of Toronto in Canada, where she led fundraising for key departments in the School of Medicine. Caroline has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.