Huntington Health Announces New Board Members

Huntington Health has announced that Wafaa Alrashid, MD, chief of medical staff, Huntington Hospital; Janet Braun; James G. Ellis; Pete Kutzer; Margaret Mgrublian; Dan Murray; and Peter L. Slavin, MD, president and CEO of Cedars-Sinai, have been elected as new board members to Huntington Health.

“I’m pleased to welcome Dr. Alrashid, Janet, Jim, Pete, Margaret, Dan and Dr. Slavin to the board of directors,” said Paul Johnson, Chair, Board of Directors, Huntington Health. “These new board members – from philanthropists and volunteers to business leaders and public service officers – each bring their skills, experiences and unique perspectives to the board – all in the name of strengthening the health and well-being of our community. I’m grateful for their commitment to Huntington Health.”

In addition to her recent board appointment, Dr. Alrashid became chief of medical staff at Huntington Hospital in 2025. She earned her medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine in 2004. After she completed her residency at Huntington Hospital in 2007, Dr. Alrashid became chief resident, then joined the Academic Hospitalist Medical Group (now Huntington Aligned Medical Group), specializing in internal medicine. She was a hospitalist for over eight years. Since 2015, she has provided care at Huntington’s Pasadena-Congress office and has been on the faculty of Huntington’s Internal Medicine Residency Program; in 2023, she became the program’s director. Dr. Alrashid has served on several committees, including the Medical Staff Executive Committee and Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee, which she chaired from 2020-2022. She also serves on the board at Utah State University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in biology.   

Janet Braun

Janet Braun comes to Huntington with over 25 years’ experience as a corporate lawyer, including serving as chief operating officer and General Counsel for HBT Labs, Inc. and Associate General Counsel for NeXstar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Santa Fe International Corporation. Since November 2022, Janet has been a councilmember on the South Pasadena City Council and currently serves as the Mayor of South Pasadena.  Janet served as chair of the City of South Pasadena Planning Commission and the Public Safety Commission. She is a past president of Women Involved in South Pasadena Political Advocacy and is an executive board member of the Women in Leadership Vital Voices, which promotes public policy issues. Janet has served on the boards of many nonprofit organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America Greater Los Angeles Council, American Youth Soccer Organization, Pasadena Ronald McDonald House and Flintridge Preparatory School.

James G. Ellis, MBA

Also joining the board is Jim Ellis. Jim and his wife, Gail, are philanthropists, who have generously supported Huntington and the community for several years. Jim served as the Dean of the University of Southern California (USC) Marshall School of Business for over a decade. Prior to being appointed Dean, he was the vice provost, globalization, for USC. In July 2021, he retired as a professor of marketing, a position he held for 25 years. Before his academic career, Jim performed many business roles spanning 27 years, including president and CEO of Porsche Design, the CEO of Port O’Call Pasadena, and the owner/partner of six other companies. Jim currently serves on the board of seven corporations, the University of New Mexico Foundation and the Rose Hills Foundation. His past board memberships include Young Presidents’ Organization, Kidspace and the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce (Chair).

Pete Kutzer, MBA

Pete Kutzer joined the Huntington Hospital board in 2024. He has been a South Pasadena resident for over 30 years, and an active community member, joining the Huntington board in 2024.  Pete is the co-founder and managing partner of Edgewood Realty Partners, and is the founder and president of The Kutzer Company, both of which specialize in innovative, design-driven real estate projects. Pete received a B.A. with Honors in Economics and Distinction in General Scholarship from the University of California at Berkeley. He also earned his MBA from Harvard Business School. Pete is a founding board member of Muse/Ique and Civitas. He has held leadership positions on numerous boards and charitable organizations, including the Armory Center for the Arts, Huntington Health Physicians, the Institutional Review Board of Huntington Hospital, Young & Healthy, the Old Pasadena Management District, and the South Pasadena Preservation Foundation. He has also served as the president of the board of Education of the South Pasadena Unified School District. Pete is also an officer serving in the California State Guard.

Margaret Mgrublian

Mechanical engineering professional, philanthropist and community volunteer Margaret Mgrublian, joins Huntington’s board this year. She and her husband, David, advocate for human rights through the Mgrublian Center at Claremont McKenna College. They have also focused on organizations that are dedicated to improving health and education in the greater Pasadena area along with those that serve the Armenian community. Margaret is the former Chair of the Pasadena Community Foundation. She is on the Los Angeles Mayor’s International Advisory Council and the Southern California Regional Council of the Armenian Assembly of America, and she’s the vice president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Armenian International Women’s Association.

Daniel Murray, MBA

Dan Murray brings his unique perspective to the board from CreatorIQ, where he has served as president since April 2018. CreatorIQ is a software platform that helps brands discover, manage, measure and scale influencer marketing campaigns. Dan leads the company’s U.S. and global expansion efforts. Previously, Dan was the chief financial officer of Dollar Shave Club and he served in senior finance roles at Machinima, NBCUniversal Media, Comcast Interactive Media, Fandango, Academy123 and Overture Services. He has served on the Flintridge Preparatory School board of trustees since 2019. He has also been involved with the Flintridge Prep Father’s Club, TreePeople, Penn State and Northwestern University alumni organizations, and the Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart.

Peter L. Slavin, MD, President and CEO, Cedars-Sinai

Dr. Slavin is the president and CEO of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Health System. For nearly two decades, he served as president of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), where he led major growth in the hospital’s clinical care mission, research funding, scientific impact, workforce development and fundraising. During his time there, Dr. Slavin also taught internal medicine at MGH and served as a professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School. He has chaired the board of the Association of American Medical Colleges and became an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, providing an influential voice for hospitals nationally. He stepped down as MGH president in 2021 to pursue his interests in health care investment, advising and consulting. In October 2024, Dr. Slavin became the new president and CEO of Cedars-Sinai.

For more information about leadership at Huntington Health, go to: Learn About Huntington Hospital’s Executive Management and Board of Directors