Laura Kaiser
President and CEO, SSM Health
With more than three decades of experience in healthcare strategy, Kaiser is focused on making high-quality services more accessible and affordable. She played a key role in the St. Louis-based health system’s partnership with Optum in 2021 to better address social determinants of health with the goal of improving patient outcomes. She has also worked to improve diversity, equity and inclusion at the organization by increasing the number of recruitment partnerships. Kaiser is a founding member of the Women’s Leadership Institute.