Executive Biographies

Kathy Lancaster

Chief financial officer and executive vice president of strategy

Kathy Lancaster, chief financial officer and executive vice president of strategic planning, joined Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. in 1998.

Promoted to chief financial officer in 2005, Lancaster oversees the controller’s office, treasury, finance operations including procurement and supply and financial shared services functions, and Kaiser Permanente’s strategic planning, as well as the finance teams of the revenue cycle function, and the organization’s Sarbanes-Oxley implementation. She also provides financial leadership for the pharmacy group, national facilities organization, and each of Kaiser Permanente’s eight geographic regions. Prior to her role as chief financial officer and executive vice president of strategic planning, Lancaster held various strategy and financial planning roles within Kaiser Permanente.

For more than two decades, Lancaster has partnered with employers, providers and members in health care delivery, focusing on new product development, network management and health plan operations. Prior to joining Kaiser Permanente, she held a number of senior leadership roles in underwriting and network management for Prudential Insurance Co.’s western region, in addition to heading up the company’s health maintenance organization in Northern California and leading the region’s successful financial turnaround.

5/1/2012