Arkansas Money & Politics is proud to introduce its list of Influencers for 2024, those who inspire us all to reach higher, achieve more and improve things in our communities. Within this list, find leaders in the corporate, nonprofit and public-service spaces — people who provide jobs, feed the state’s economy and provide a hand up to those who need it.
The individuals on this list were handpicked by a blue ribbon panel, who culled hundreds of nominations down to the final listing. They represent not only the best of what they do, but the present and future leaders of our state, who work for the good of us all. As the state’s leading publication focused on the business, community and policy, AMP is proud to shine a bright spotlight on these outstanding achievers and their accomplishments.
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Brent Beaulieu
Chief Financial Officer
Baptist Health
Brent Beaulieu is the chief financial officer at Baptist Health, Arkansas’ most comprehensive health care system with 12 hospitals and more than 250 points of access across the state. In this role, his responsibilities include all finance, revenue-cycle, supply-chain, risk-management and real estate activities in the organization. Beaulieu joined Baptist Health in 2007 as assistant vice president of finance and has been a part of leading the system’s financial operations ever since. Prior to joining Baptist Health, Beaulieu spent nine years as a certified public accountant specializing in health care matters with national accounting firm BKD. He received a degree in accounting from Harding University in Searcy. Beaulieu also lends his expertise to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas & North Louisiana, where he began serving on the finance committee in 2021 and joined the full board for 2022. Beaulieu is past president of the Arkansas chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, and he also served on the national principles and practices board from 2013 to 2016. He was a member of the health care expert panel for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants from 2010 to 2013.
