U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and data-driven community health analysis, will host a range of programming focused on how business leaders, the healthcare industry and beyond can focus on responsible investing and decision-making. The Community Health Leadership Forum, scheduled for April 7 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., will convene business executives, corporate social responsibility leaders, healthcare officials and other stakeholders dedicated to advancing effective solutions for building healthier communities.

The forum is a chance to hear from investors who have successfully found ways to introduce capital into different projects addressing population health while generating a financial return. Speakers include executives from top companies such as JPMorgan Chase, Campbell Soup Company, Eli Lilly and more. Research shows that companies that make corporate social responsibility a priority in their businesses produce positive results both in-house and in their communities. The Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs from America's leading companies, recently emphasized social responsibility in its commitment to stakeholders.

Program components focused on corporate social responsibility include:

PANEL: Putting the Impact in Impact Investing: Strategies for Success

• David Erickson, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Head of Outreach & Education, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
• Donald Hinkle-Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer, Reinvestment Fund
• Caitlin McCarthy, Vice President, Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Moderator: Carmen Perez, Senior Director, Data Insights, Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP)

PANEL: Employer Power: How Businesses Are Making a Difference in Their Communities

• Tiffany Benjamin, Senior Director, Corporate Responsibility, Eli Lilly and Company; President, Eli Lilly and Company Foundation
• Kim Fortunato, Vice President, Community Affairs, Campbell Soup Company; President, Campbell Soup Foundation
• Deborah Winshel, Managing Director, Global Head of Social Impact, BlackRock
• Moderator: Carol Cone, Chief Executive Officer, Carol Cone ON PURPOSE; Host, "Purpose 360" Podcast

"The Community Health Leadership Forum will produce innovative conversation on actions that corporations can include in their plans for creating a socially responsible business model," said Kim Castro, editor and chief content officer at U.S. News. "U.S. News brings together leading business executives to create corporate change, which will result in thriving companies and communities."

The inaugural forum will feature the 2020 Healthiest Communities rankings, a platform developed by U.S. News in collaboration with the Aetna Foundation, an independent charitable and philanthropic affiliate of CVS Health. The program will conclude with a presentation of the 2020 Community Health Leadership Awards recognizing local leaders across the country who are making incredible strides to advance public health. View the full slate of sessions and speakers and register for the event here.

Media interested in attending the Community Health Leadership Forum should connect with the forum on Twitter and LinkedIn using #USNCommunityHealth.

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