Gregory A. Adams is the Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals — known as Kaiser Permanente. Adams assumed the role of Chairman and CEO in December 2019.
Adams is a nationally recognized leader and a champion of health care transformation, improving access, and advocating for better health outcomes. Since his time with Kaiser Permanente, he has been driving the comprehensive work focused on growing the organization’s membership, improving affordability for members, and transforming and expanding access to care.
Adams has 30 years of leadership experience as a senior health care executive and has played an integral role in leading the transformation and improvement of patient care outcomes at Kaiser Permanente. In addition, Adams has been a key leader in driving Kaiser Permanente’s mission of providing high-quality care and coverage for its 12.2 million members.
Adams is past Chair of the California Hospital Association’s Board of Trustees and serves on the executive committee. He is a member of the National Association of Health Services Executives and The Executive Leadership Council, and also serves on the board of directors for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association and the American Nurses Foundation.
