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10 Kaiser Permanente procurement leaders
These ten people hold or have held procurement and sourcing roles at Kaiser Permanente at director level or above, including its Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain and Procurement Executive. A reader can learn from them how Kaiser Permanente sources medical products, IT and indirect services and manages supplier relationships.
Professionals to explore
01—10Barry Brenner
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Medical and Non-Medical Sourcing · Kaiser Permanente
Vice President, Medical and Non-Medical Sourcing at Kaiser Permanente since 2006, where the profile says the role leads an organization responsible for $1.5B in spend. The profile also lists Vice President, Purchasing at Elementis Global (2002–2006) and VP, Purchasing at GSK (1996–2000).
Eric Quinn
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director - Strategic Sourcing for Medical Product Portfolio · Kaiser Permanente
Executive Director - Strategic Sourcing for Medical Product Portfolio at Kaiser Permanente since 2023, where the profile says the role leads a team of nine full-time strategic sourcing and contracting staff. Former Senior Director - Strategic Sourcing for Medical Product Portfolio (2013–2022), Non-Medical Sourcing Director (2011–2012) and Medical Sourcing Director (2009–2011) at Kaiser Permanente.
Ian N.
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, IT Sourcing · Kaiser Permanente
Executive Director, IT Sourcing at Kaiser Permanente since September 2025. Other Kaiser Permanente roles listed are Senior Director, Category Management (interim) - Software, Cloud, & IT Services (2025) and Director Category Management - Software and Cloud (2024–2025). The profile also lists IT Sourcing Director at Argo Group (2023–2024) and Head of Section - Global IT Sourcing at Munich Re (2022–2023).
June Burgett
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Business & Supplier Management Services · Kaiser Permanente
Vice President, Business & Supplier Management Services at Kaiser Permanente since 2012, where the profile says the role drove business value and management of more than $500M in direct spend and $1B in indirect spend. Former Vice President, Supplier Service Management at Kaiser Permanente (2009–2012).
Karan Arora
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Indirect Sourcing · Kaiser Permanente
Vice President, Indirect Sourcing at Kaiser Permanente since May 2025, listed at President/Vice President level in Operations. Former Executive Director, Sourcing Category Management at Kaiser Permanente (2022–2025). At Procter & Gamble the profile lists Purchasing Leader, Direct Spend, Oralcare (2019–2022) and Source to Pay Transformation Leader - Indirect & Direct spend (2016–2018).
Ken Mudge
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Strategic Sourcing · Kaiser Permanente
Former Vice President, Strategic Sourcing at Kaiser Permanente (2012–2017) and former Executive Director Indirect and IT Sourcing at Kaiser Permanente (2007–2012). Vice President Strategic Technologies at Kaiser Permanente since 2017. The profile also lists Vice President, Procurement Chief Procurement Officer at 24 Hour Fitness (2005–2007).
Lauren Mei
LinkedInExperience: Chief Supply Chain & Procurement · Kaiser Permanente
Former Chief Supply Chain & Procurement at Kaiser Permanente (2015–2018), based in Oakland; the profile says the responsibilities included $15B in sourcing. Former Chief Pharmacy Officer at Kaiser Permanente (2019–2024). The profile also lists Vice President, HC Pharmacy and Commercial Services for Corp. Supply Chain Management at UPMC (2013–2015).
Matthew Langner
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Category Management & Strategic Sourcing · Kaiser Permanente
Senior Director Category Management & Strategic Sourcing at Kaiser Permanente since August 2024, and Sr. Advisor Sourcing, Procurement & Healthcare Technology Management there from 2023 to 2024. The profile describes building supply chain functions spanning strategic sourcing, GPO strategy, procurement, clinical engineering and value analysis. It also lists System Senior Director Strategic Sourcing, Procurement & Clinical Engineering at SCL Health (2016–2022).
Robert Yeh
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Procurement and Strategic Sourcing at Kaiser Permanente · Kaiser Permanente
Senior Director, Procurement and Strategic Sourcing at Kaiser Permanente since June 2019, where the profile says the role is responsible for sourcing, contracting and procurement for over $7B of spend, focused mainly on enterprise-wide IT and technology as well as consulting and professional services. Former Director, Procurement at LendingClub (2017–2019).
Steven Chyung
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain and Procurement Executive · Kaiser Permanente
Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain and Procurement Executive at Kaiser Permanente since April 2022. The profile also lists Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Real Estate at SCL Health System (2011–2022) and, at Novartis, Head of Outsourcing and Offshoring (2009–2011) and Vice President, Strategic Sourcing and Chief Procurement Officer (2002–2009).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does Kaiser Permanente evaluate and standardize medical products across its regions and hospitals?
- 02How do clinicians and sourcing teams work together when choosing suppliers for clinical categories?
- 03What does Kaiser Permanente look for when negotiating large IT and software contracts?
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