100 Most Influential People in Healthcare - 2021

Before taking on his current roles, Adams was executive vice president and group president at Kaiser, with responsibility for health plan and hospital operations in eight Kaiser Permanente regions. He co-led Enterprise Shared Services while driving Kaiser’s Medicare care delivery strategy. He also served as regional president and executive vice president of Kaiser Permanente for Northern California.

Adams speaks: “The role of a leader is to be a catalyst for change, to have a vision, be clear on how to achieve that vision, and plan on where we are now and where we need to go next. We must create new models, new approaches and support people in new roles so we can respond to the market faster.”