Gianelli appointed to L.I. Association Board of Directors

Arthur A. Gianelli, president and CEO of the NuHealth System, has been appointed, effective on Feb. 17, to serve as a board member of the Long Island Association (LIA), joining a board comprised of Long Island’s most influential business leaders. 

In announcing the appointment, Kevin S. Law, President and CEO of the Long Island Association said: “I’d like to welcome Art Gianelli to the LIA’s Board of Directors. His financial experience and expertise will be of great benefit to the organization as we seek to lead the region and improve the Long Island economy.”

The Long Island Association is the largest business organization in New York, and the leading organization in the Long Island region. Founded in 1926, the LIA’s membership now comprises over 5,000 businesses, labor unions, colleges, universities, not-for-profits, government agencies, and civic groups, which employ two-thirds of Long Island’s workforce. 

The LIA also acts as an umbrella business organization, providing products and services designed to assist the growth of businesses large and small. The association is led by a 60-person board of directors, which includes the chief executives of many of the Island’s principal businesses, universities, and other organizations. The LIA is the organization looked to both on and off the Island to articulate Long Island’s needs and its future direction. It works closely with organizations throughout the state and the country to positively influence public policy and to ensure a prosperous future for the region.

“I am honored to have been invited to serve on the LIA board, an organization whose mission is to lead the region’s development, bringing together disparate factions within the community to forge regional solutions to Long Island’s problems,” said Gianelli. “I look forward to working with the entire board of directors, under the leadership of Kevin Law, to drive a vision of Long Island’s business community as one that is forward thinking and a powerful economic force.”

As president and CEO of the NuHealth System, Gianelli oversees a $545 million teaching facility and public safety net provider which operates the Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow and the A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility in Uniondale; co-operates four family health centers in partnership with the Long Island FQHC, Inc.; is the majority owner of South Ocean Care, Inc.; and runs one school based clinic. He has served in this position since June 1, 2006. Previously, Gianelli served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the NuHealth System. He was appointed
to this position on March 8, 2006.

For the prior 10 years, Gianelli served in senior executive positions for two Long Island municipalities. He was deputy county executive for Budget and Finance for Nassau County and director of Operations for the Town of North
Hempstead.

 Gianelli serves on several boards of directors, including Regional Policy Council 2 of the American Hospital Association as well as the Executive Committees of Healthfirst and the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems. He has delivered presentations at conferences across the country on public hospitals, health reform, and public finance. And he has received numerous professional, educational, and civic awards, most recently being designated by the Long Island Business News as one of the 20 most influential Long Islanders in
2010.

Gianelli earned a Bachelors Degree in History from St. John’s University, a Master of Arts Degree in Political Science from Brown University, a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Dowling College, and a Masters Degree in Public Health from Columbia University. In 2010, Gianelli taught healthcare economics to graduate students at Hofstra University.

Gianelli lives in New Hyde Park with his wife, Nassau County District Court Judge
Sharon Gianelli, and his two stepchildren, Cameron and Jessica.