Alonzo South, DrPH, MBA

Alonzo South is the Assistant Vice President of Community Impact at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). In this role, Dr. South oversees the Office of Community Impact, which manages community health initiatives, employee community volunteering, and community benefit reporting. Dr. South advances the hospital’s anchor institution strategy that purposefully leverages hospital resources to elevate the health and wellbeing of children, families, and neighborhoods harmed by structural racism and economic inequality. This work includes implementing strategies for local workforce development, expanding the Supplier Diversity Program, and leading civic partnerships. He also oversees Healthier Together, which aims to improve child and community health by addressing social drivers of health in West and Southwest Philadelphia.

Prior to joining CHOP, Dr. South was a Strategy Consultant with Accenture, where he specialized in healthcare and mergers & acquisitions. He holds a BS from Rutgers University, an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Doctor of Public Health from the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina. Dr. South is passionate about Philadelphia and previously served on the Mayor's Office of Public Engagement’s Millennial Advisory Committee and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s Public Participation Task Force.