Leadership team

Our leadership team is composed of executives who are committed to making strides in total health for our members and communities.

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Who We Are

National leaders

Gregory A. Adams Chairman and CEO

Chairman and CEO

Yazdi Bagli

Executive Vice President, Enterprise Business Services

Anthony A. Barrueta, Senior Vice President, Government Relations

Anthony A. Barrueta

Senior Vice President, Government Relations

Vanessa M. Benavides, Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals

Vanessa M. Benavides

Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer

Andrew Bindman, MD, is executive vice president and chief medical officer for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals.

Andrew Bindman, MD

Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer

Jeff Collins

Regional President, Northwest

Diane Comer, Senior Vice President, Interim Chief Information Officer

Interim Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Catherine Hernandez, senior vice president and chief communications officer

Catherine Hernandez

Senior Vice President, Chief Communications Officer

Kim Horn, President, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.

Executive Vice President, Group President, Markets Outside California

Linda Horne

Senior Vice President, Business Optimization and Redesign

Kathy Lancaster, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals

Kathy Lancaster

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Janet Liang, executive vice president, group president and chief operating officer, care delivery, for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals.

Executive Vice President, Group President and Chief Operating Officer, Care Delivery

Christian Meisner

Christian Meisner

Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer

Julie Miller Phipps, president of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals of Southern California.

Julie Miller-Phipps

Regional President, Southern California and Hawaii Market

President, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington

Regional President, Washington

Carrie Owen Plietz, president of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals of Northern California

Carrie Owen Plietz

Regional President, Northern California

Michael Ramseier, president of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado.

Michael Ramseier

Regional President, Colorado

Jim Simpson, the president of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc.

Regional President, Georgia

Arthur M. Southam, MD, executive vice president of health plan operations and chief growth officer for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and Hospitals.

Arthur M. Southam, MD

Executive Vice President, Health Plan Operations and Chief Growth Officer

Paul Swenson, executive vice president and chief administrative officer, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals.

Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer

Ruth Williams-Brinkley, President, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals of the Northwest

Ruth Williams-Brinkley

Regional President, Mid-Atlantic States

Mark S. Zemelman, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals

Mark S. Zemelman

Senior Vice President, General Counsel