Greg A. Adams

Greg A. Adams is chairman and CEO of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals Kaiser Permanente, one of the largest integrated health systems in North America. He is recognized as one of the most influential people in healthcare by Time magazine in its TIME100 Health list.

Early life and education

Adams was raised in Carrollton, Georgia, a small town outside of Atlanta. At the age of 15, he graduated from Villa Rica High School in 1973. He earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Oglethorpe in 1979,

In 2025, he ranked #2 on Modern Healthcare's most influential people in health care.

Civic involvement

Adams serves on several charitable and industry boards of directors. He is a director for America's Health Insurance Plans; chair of the Health and Retirement Committee of the Business Roundtable; a governor and steward within the Global Health and Healthcare Community at the World Economic Forum; a member of the National Association of Health Services Executives and The Executive Leadership Council;