Hospital Month: Cobb Advisory Roundtable with Stephen Vault, VP of Strategic Community Development at Wellstar

Stephen Vault

Vice President of Strategic Community Development
Wellstar

Stephen Vault is Vice President of Strategic Community Development for Wellstar Health System, where he leads community affairs and outreach efforts and manages strategic partnerships for one of the largest health systems in the state of Georgia. Stephen previously served as Vice President of Business Development and Strategy for the system. Prior to joining Wellstar, Stephen was Director of Planning & Business Development at historic Grady Health System in Atlanta, GA.

Currently, Stephen serves on the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta board of directors and is the ViceChair of the Fulton Education Foundation. As past president of 100 Black Men of North Metro Atlanta, Inc., Stephen became one of the youngest 100 Black Men of America, Inc. chapter presidents when he took office in 2017. Stephen combines his passion for mentoring young African-American males with true civic engagement that allows for a holistic approach to preparing the future generation for excellence. Other non-profit board seats include past co-chair of Whitefoord, Inc., where education and healthcare intersect to provide comprehensive wellness and dental care to the community through clinics co-located in public school facilities, and the American Cancer Society - Georgia. Stephen was named to both the Board of Governors for Georgia Chamber of Commerce and currently serves as the Immediate Past Chairman for SelectCobb, economic development arm of the Cobb Chamber. Stephen is also Chairman of the Cobb County Planning Commission, being appointed in 2021 by Cobb County Chairwoman Lisa Cupid. 

Stephen is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), Georgia Association of Healthcare Executives (GAHE), National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) and is a life-member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Stephen is a 2013 initiate of both Outstanding Atlanta and New Leaders Council, a Becker’s 25 Healthcare Leaders Under 40 awardee (2014), graduate of Leadership Atlanta (2015), graduate of Leadership Georgia (2016), graduate of Leadership Cobb (2020) and the 2023 Atlanta Business Chronicle Leaders in Corporate Citizenship honoree for Executive Champion-Large Company. Stephen has been recognized by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Georgia Trend, and The Network Journal as a 40 Under 40 Award winner.