Education
Bachelor, Amherst (New York) College, 1962;
Doctor of Science (honorary), Amherst (New York) College, 1994;
Doctor of Medicine, U. Kentucky, 1966;
Master in Public Health, U. Washington, 1973;
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Colgate University, 1995.
Career
Intern in internal medicine, pediatrics
health officer, director, Multnomah County, Oregon
vice president, area medical director N.W. Permanente, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals, Portland, Maine., 1981-1985;
vice president, regional manager, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals, Colorado, 1985-1988;
senior vice president, regional manager, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals, North Carolina, 1988-1989;
Chief Executive Officer, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals, Oakland, California, since 1992;
also vice Chairman, Board Of Directors, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals, Oakland, California, 1990-1991;
also Chairman board directors, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals, Oakland, California. Member various professorships, directorships and fellowships with U. Washington, Johns Hopkins University, U. Kentucky. Board directors Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Hewlett Packard, Healthcare Forum, Bay Area Council, California College Arts and Crafts, Colby College.
Membership
Member APHA, American Hospital Association, American College Preventive Medicine, California Association Hospitals and Healty Sys., Group Health Association American, Western Consortiumfor Public Health, California Business Roundtable, The Conference Board (board directors), Institute Medicine/NAS (board directors), Alpha Omega.