AMNY Metro, PoliticsNY, And Gay City News’ “2025 LGBTQ+ Power Players” Recognizes Mitchell Katz, MD, And Ken Louie
The list recognizes NYC Health + Hospitals’ President and CEO Dr. Mitchell Katz and MetroPlusHealth’s Deputy Chief Marketing & Brand Officer Ken Louie for uplifting and supporting the needs of LGBTQ+ New Yorkers
Jun 30, 2025
NYC Health + Hospitals today announced that NYC Health + Hospitals’ President and CEO Dr. Mitchell Katz, and MetroPlusHealth’s Deputy Chief Marketing & Brand Officer Ken Louie have been named to the PoliticsNY, amNY Metro, and Gay City News “2025 LGBTQ+ Power Players” recognition list. The honor celebrates both leaders as influential changemakers whose work continues to uplift and inspire the LGBTQ+ community. Dr. Katz is recognized for his pivotal leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, efforts to expand housing for vulnerable New Yorkers, and initiatives supporting those experiencing homelessness. Louie, a former social worker turned marketing leader, led MetroPlusHealth through its first major rebrand and remains committed to motivating the next generation to prioritize their health. The 2025 LGBTQ+ Power Players list launched in 2022, and is part of a monthly series by PoliticsNY and amNY Metro on New York’s ‘Power Players’, including business executives, educators, government affairs experts, and nonprofit directors.
Mitchell Katz, MD, is President and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals. During his tenure, he has overseen the adoption of a modern electronic health record system, launched a program that has placed over 1,200 patients into permanent housing, launched the health system’s humanitarian response to the asylum seeker crisis, increased the number of nurse positions, developed a modern ambulance transport system, expanded outreach for homeless New Yorkers, led the health system through the COVID-19 crisis, and turned around the financial health of the system by enrolling more patients into health insurance and appropriately billing insurance plans.
Ken Louie is Deputy Chief Marketing and Brand Officer at MetroPlusHealth, leading the organization’s brand strategy – spanning social media, public relations, corporate communications, and product marketing- to increase brand awareness and drive growth. He completed MPH’s first significant rebranding, repositioning it as New York City’s iconic low-to-no-cost health plan. Prior to MetroPlusHealth, Ken was the Head of Content Marketing at Optum Care where he transitioned 20M+ patients to virtual care during COVID-19. He holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from New York University.
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About NYC Health + Hospitals
NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest municipal health care system in the nation serving more than a million New Yorkers annually in more than 70 patient care locations across the city’s five boroughs. A robust network of outpatient, neighborhood-based primary and specialty care centers anchors care coordination with the system’s trauma centers, nursing homes, post-acute care centers, home care agency, and MetroPlus health plan—all supported by 11 essential hospitals. Its diverse workforce of more than 43,000 employees is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible. For more information, visit www.nychealthandhospitals.org and stay connected on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
About MetroPlusHealth
Since 1985, MetroPlusHealth has built a reputation for providing New Yorkers with access to affordable, quality health care at little to no cost. MetroPlusHealth is the plan of choice for over 685,000 New Yorkers and offers members a diversity of services and resources to address their unique health care needs. Its network includes 34,000 doctors, specialists, and participating hospitals and clinics across the city’s five boroughs. For more information, visit https://www.metroplus.org/.