Detroit police Chief James White has been named the new CEO of DWIHN.
The CEO Search Committee of the Board of Directors for the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN), began a search in July 2024 for its next President and CEO to lead Michigan’s largest community mental health organization.
After a search that yielded over 60 candidates, preliminary interviews with the top seven candidates were conducted and the final two candidates were interviewed before a group of panelists that included members from our provider network, community stakeholders and staff.
It was the decision of the CEO Search Committee to present one final candidate as its recommendation to the DWIHN Board of Directors as its next President and CEO.
The DWIHN Board of Directors, in a unanimous vote with one abstention, has named James White as the organization’s new President and CEO. As President and CEO, he will lead the organization in its mission of providing exemplary behavioral healthcare services and supports to over 123,000 people in Wayne County.
White has served in a leadership role for over twenty years with the City of Detroit’s Police Department, with the last four years as its Chief of Police. He also served as Executive Director with Michigan Department of Civil Rights.
White also received a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Central Michigan University and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Wayne State University.
