City & State New York Recognizes Four NYC Health + Hospitals Leaders on Its 2025 “Manhattan Power 100” List
NYC Health + Hospitals Chief Nursing Officer Natalia Cineas, NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan CEO Julian John, NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem CEO Georges Leconte, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue CEO Dr. Eric Wei are recognized for supporting New York City’s most vulnerable residents
Aug 12, 2025
NYC Health + Hospitals today announced that NYC Health + Hospitals Chief Nursing Officer Natalia Cineas, NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan CEO Julian John, NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem CEO Georges Leconte, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue CEO Dr. Eric Wei were recognized by City & State New York in their “Manhattan Power 100” list for 2025. From government appointees to business executives to advocates, the annual recognition list highlights leaders in Manhattan who affect the lives of New Yorkers. City & State is the premier media organization dedicated to covering New York’s local and state politics and policy.
Natalia Cineas is Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive at NYC Health + Hospitals. She holds a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare from Northern Arizona University’s W.A. Franke College of Business, a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from George Washington University, a Master of Science in Management and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from New York University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Stony Brook University. Cineas serves as adjunct faculty at Columbia University School of Nursing. In 2021, she was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, one of the most significant milestones in a nurse leader’s career, in which their accomplishments are honored by colleagues within and outside the profession; she currently serves on the Academy’s Fellow Selection Committee and previously served on the Health Equity Panel. In 2024, she was named an Inaugural Distinguished Fellow of the Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing, a new fellowship program to recognize, support, and promote the astounding work that has been done to diversify the nursing profession by advancing health equity, creating anti-racism policies, and strengthening antiracism healthcare practices in an intentional way.
Julian John is the Chief Executive Officer of Metropolitan Hospital. In his role as CEO, he oversees the hospital’s strategic and operational initiatives, with a deep commitment to addressing the unique healthcare needs of the East Harlem community it serves. With over 20 years of executive leadership experience and more than 30 years in hospital administration, John has built an extensive career spanning financial management, operations, and corporate strategy. Prior to his current position, he served as Deputy Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan from 2021 to 2024. His prior roles include Chief Financial Officer at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer at Interfaith Medical Center, Corporate Comptroller for the NYC Health + Hospitals System, and Chief Financial Officer at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County. He holds a Master of Public Administration from the New York University Wagner School of Public Service and a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from the City University of New York, Brooklyn College.
With over twenty years of progressive leadership experience, Georges Leconte is a seasoned health care professional dedicated to improving the health and well-being of communities across New York. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem. Leconte has launched a state-of-the-art eye surgery service to help people with retina complications and continued programs to diagnose and treat gun violence. He also managed protracted labor negotiations with physicians, who accepted the terms of a deal and ratified it in March. Leconte holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Hunter College, and a Master of Public Administration degree from Alfred University, in addition to being a licensed Registered Respiratory Therapist. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Leconte put his Respiratory Therapy skills to use, joining clinical staff on the frontline to provide care to those affected by the virus. He also furthered that work through donations of PPE and supplies to organizations like Vin Gopal Civic Association to help combat COVID-19 in India, and the Association Medicale Haitienne A l’Entranger (AMHE) to assist with medical care for the Haiti earthquake victims of 2021.
Dr. Eric Wei serves as Chief Executive Officer for NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, the oldest hospital in the United States dating back to 1736. He also serves as Senior Vice President for NYC Health + Hospitals, the nation’s largest municipal safety-net health system, serving over 1.3 million New Yorkers every year. He is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai and a practicing Emergency Medicine physician who has rotated through all 11 Emergency Departments in the system. Dr. Wei serves as faculty for the NYC Health + Hospitals Clinical Leadership Fellowship, the Greater New York Hospital Association/United Hospital Fund Clinical Quality Fellowship Program, and Ariadne Labs. He is also on the Advisory Committee for the UHF Health Equity Fellowship. Dr. Wei previously served as System Chief Quality Officer, Interim Chief Executive Officer of NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, Harlem, and Lincoln, and Fellowship Director for the NYC H+H Clinical Leadership Fellowship. He also previously served on the Board of MetroPlusHealth and as an Adjunct Professor through the NYU School of Global Public Health. He was named in Modern Healthcare’s 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives and in the Becker’s Hospital Review Top 50 Patient Safety Experts.
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