10 Kaiser Permanente executives
In this Kaiser Permanente executive group, the President, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Health Officer sit beside a Group President & COO for care delivery, regional operators for Southern California, Hawaii and Nevada, the national health plan EVP and three CFOs. All ten hold current roles. Useful for a health system weighing a combined plan-and-provider model, or a payer moving into care delivery.
Professionals to explore
Alfonse Upshaw, NACD.DC
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief Financial Officer - Integrated Care and Coverage · Kaiser Permanente
In a national role since 2026, Alfonse Upshaw, NACD.DC leads finance for Kaiser Permanente's nine Integrated Care and Coverage markets as SVP, Chief Financial Officer - Integrated Care and Coverage, while also listing SVP, Chief Financial Officer - Northern California as current since 2021. Alfonse was SVP, Corporate Controller, Chief Accounting Officer at Kaiser Permanente (2011-2021) and chairs the audit committee on Shutterstock's board. The fit for multi-market finance questions.
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Andy Bindman
LinkedInExperience: EVP and Chief Medical Officer · Kaiser Permanente
As EVP and Chief Medical Officer at Kaiser Permanente since 2020, Andy Bindman is responsible for driving quality and equitable health outcomes by integrating quality innovation, research and care delivery. Andy was Professor of Medicine, Health Policy, Epidemiology and Biostatistics at University of California, San Francisco (1989-2020), Director at Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2016-2017), and has been Editor In Chief of Health Services Research since 2018.
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Bechara Choucair
LinkedInExperience: EVP & Chief Health Officer · Kaiser Permanente
Bechara Choucair has held four chief health roles at Kaiser Permanente: Chief Community Health Officer (2016-2020), Chief Health Officer (2020-2021), SVP & Chief Health Officer (2022-2024) and EVP & Chief Health Officer since 2024. In 2021 Bechara served as White House Vaccinations Coordinator at The Biden-Harris White House. A fit for community health and public health partnership questions.
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Brandon Cuevas
LinkedInExperience: EVP - National Health Plan - Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals · Kaiser Permanente
Brandon Cuevas has been EVP - National Health Plan - Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals at Kaiser Permanente since 2023. At UnitedHealthcare Brandon was Chief Growth Officer (2022-2023), Chief Executive Officer - West Region (2016-2022), Chief Executive Officer - California (2012-2016) and Chief Financial Officer (2009-2012). The person to ask how health plan growth and strategy compare between UnitedHealthcare and an integrated system.
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Carrie Owen Plietz
LinkedInExperience: Former Group President & COO, Care Delivery · Kaiser Permanente
Carrie Owen Plietz became Group President & COO, Care Delivery at Kaiser Permanente in 2025 and was President, Northern California there (2020-2025), where Carrie worked to make the region the best possible place to give and receive health care for 4 million+ members. Earlier roles were Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer at Wellstar Health System (2016-2020) and Chief Executive Officer at Sutter Medical Center (2011-2016). Ask about running care delivery across regions.
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Craig T. Albanese, MD, MBA
LinkedInExperience: President · Kaiser Permanente
Craig T. Albanese, MD, MBA has been President of Kaiser Permanente since 2025. Other roles include Chief Executive Officer (2023-2025) and Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer (2022-2023) at Duke Health, and Chief Medical Officer, Group Senior Vice President (2021-2022) and Chief Clinical Integration Officer (2018-2021) at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. A fit for questions on how the CEO seat at Duke Health compares with the Kaiser Permanente presidency.
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Lesley McKendrick
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer · Kaiser Permanente
Lesley McKendrick is Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer for Kaiser Permanente Southern California & Hawaii, a role held since 2019. Earlier Kaiser Permanente titles were Senior Vice President, Area Manager (2012-2019), Chief Operating Officer (2009-2012), Director, KFH P Operations, Expansion Market (2007-2009) and Assistant Administrator, Continuing Care (2005-2007). Ask Lesley about area and regional operations in a large region.
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Linton White
LinkedInExperience: SVP and CFO, Southern California & Hawaii Markets · Kaiser Permanente
Linton White has been SVP and CFO, Southern California & Hawaii Markets at Kaiser Permanente since 2023, following Vice President, Financial Planning and Performance there (2016-2023). Before Kaiser Permanente, Linton was District CFO at Kindred Healthcare (2014-2016) and Chief Operations Officer at Fertility Physicians of Northern California (2008-2013). Good for financial planning and performance questions in large markets.
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Trish Rodriguez
LinkedInExperience: Regional President - Nevada · Kaiser Permanente
Trish Rodriguez, Regional President - Nevada at Kaiser Permanente since 2026, was previously Senior Vice President - Clinical Services - Northern California (2022-2026), SVP Area Manager Hospital Administrator (2010-2022) and Chief Operating Officer Northern California Region, Sacramento Medical Center (2008-2010). Trish suits questions on leading a region from a background in hospital administration and clinical services.
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Zach Kosky
LinkedInExperience: Former SVP CFO Government Programs · Kaiser Permanente
Zach Kosky returned to Kaiser Permanente in 2026 as SVP CFO Government Programs, after Medicare West Division CFO (2025-2026) and Region President (2021-2024) at Humana. Zach's earlier Kaiser Permanente roles were Manager of Southern Colorado Finance and Performance (2011-2013) and Financial Analyst III (2009-2011). The Humana Medicare finance background suits government program finance questions.
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Choose the right perspective
Budget and financial planning questions fit the three CFOs: Alfonse Upshaw for integrated care and coverage markets, Linton White for Southern California and Hawaii, and Zach Kosky for government programs. For running hospitals and regions, choose Carrie Owen Plietz, Lesley McKendrick or Trish Rodriguez; for health plan strategy, Brandon Cuevas. Andy Bindman and Bechara Choucair cover quality and community health, and Craig T. Albanese, MD, MBA speaks for the whole organization.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01When one organization owns both the health plan and the medical groups, how are premium targets and care delivery budgets set against each other each year?
- 02What does a CFO for government programs such as Medicare watch differently from a regional market CFO in an integrated system?
- 03How does an integrated system decide which quality and community health programs are run nationally and which by each region?
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