Christopher Laxton

Christopher Laxton is a career association professional with over 40 years of experience in healthcare nonprofit leadership, governance, and strategy. Mr. Laxton was appointed Executive Director of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA) in February 2013, a post he retired from in May 2023.

Mr. Laxton serves as Vice-Chair of the Center for Excellence in Assisted Living, a program of the University of North Carolina (CEAL@UNC), and is a past Chair of the Advancing Excellence in Long-Term Care Collaborative, where he continues to be active. He is a consultant on the CDC-funded AMDA Moving Needles immunization project.

From 2008 until 2019, Laxton served as a National Examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest award for organizational performance excellence. He was designated a Master Examiner and appointed to the Judges’ Panel for the Baldrige Award in 2019 and completed his term as a Baldrige Judge in 2021. He now serves on the Board of Overseers for the American Health Care Association’s Baldrige-based National Quality Award.