Senior executive Indian American C.J. Bhalla has been selected as Kaiser Permanente Northern California’s new senior vice president and chief financial officer.
Bhalla will oversee the finance strategy and revenue cycle operations for Kaiser Permanente Northern California. The region is serving 4.1 million members and is one of the largest markets in a nationwide organization that has generated $64.6 billion in operating revenue in 2016.
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Bhalla has joined Kaiser Permanente in 2006 with successive promotions as chief financial officer of the national information technology unit and vice president, national financial performance and planning. Prior, she was a senior vice president at Charles Schwab & Co, a Fortune 500 company and has held numerous senior management positions at Household International Inc., a Global 500 company.
“C.J. led our financial strategy during a time of unprecedented change in health care. She is an outstanding leader who has driven healthy financial outcomes in one of the largest integrated health care systems in the country,” said Janet Liang, president, Kaiser Permanente Northern California. “This is a well-deserved promotion into one of the most sought after finance executive roles in the industry.”
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Bhalla has received an MBA from Virginia Polytechnic University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, India.
Kaiser Permanente is recognized as one of America’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente serves more than 11.3 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia.
By Premji
