Bernard Tyson
{{Short description|American health executive (1959–2019)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Bernard Tyson
| image = Kaiser CEO, Bernard Tyson (44739633301) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Tyson speaking at the Global Climate Action Summit in 2018
| birth_date = {{birth date|1959|1|20}}
| birth_place = Vallejo, California, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|11|10|1959|1|20}}
| death_place = Oakland, California, U.S.
| education = Golden Gate University (BA, MBA)
| occupation = Healthcare executive
| employer = Kaiser Permanente
| title = Chief executive officer
| term = 2012–2019
}}
Bernard J. Tyson (January 20, 1959 – November 10, 2019) was an American health executive. He was the CEO of integrated managed care consortium Kaiser Permanente, the largest such organization in the United States, which provides health care to 12 million people.
Early life and education
Born in Vallejo, California{{cite web |last1=Moleski |first1=Vincent |title=Kaiser Permanente chairman and CEO Bernard Tyson, 60, dies unexpectedly |url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article237224474.html |publisher=Sacramento Bee |accessdate=November 11, 2019 |date=November 20, 2019}} and a native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Tyson received a bachelor's degree in health service management and an MBA degree in health service administration from Golden Gate University.{{cite web | url =https://share.kaiserpermanente.org/about-us/our-leadership-team/bernard-j-tyson/ | title =Bernard J. Tyson: Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals| last = | first = | date =December 10, 2018| website =Kaiser Permanente | publisher = | access-date =January 15, 2018 | quote = }}{{cite web |last1=Narayan |first1=Shwankia |title=Bernard Tyson, Kaiser Permanente CEO, dies at 60 |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Bernard-Tyson-Kaiser-Permanente-CEO-dead-at-60-14824231.php |website=sfchronicle.com |date=November 11, 2019 |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle |accessdate=12 November 2019}}
Career
Tyson was previously president and chief operating officer of the company for two years. His promotion was announced November 5, 2012,{{cite news| title=Kaiser promotes Tyson to be CEO, chairman| url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-kaiser-ceo-20121106,0,5276065.story| last=Terhune| first=Chad| work=Los Angeles Times| date=November 6, 2012| accessdate=January 22, 2014}} and he was the first African American to hold the position.{{Cite web |url=http://diversity-executive.com/articles/view/tyson-named-chairman-and-ceo-of-kaiser-permanente |title=Diversity Executive |access-date=May 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609200542/http://diversity-executive.com/articles/view/tyson-named-chairman-and-ceo-of-kaiser-permanente |archive-date=June 9, 2014 |url-status=dead }} Tyson worked at Kaiser for over 34 years.{{cite web| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-how-did-i-get-here/bernard-tyson.html|title=How Did I Get Here? Bernard Tyson|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|date=January 2015}}
Board memberships and awards
He was named the third most influential person in health care by Modern Healthcare in 2015,{{Cite web | url=http://www.modernhealthcare.com/community/100-most-influential/2015/ | title=Modern Healthcare | date= February 8, 2019| access-date= | website= | publisher= | last= | first=}} and the second-most influential person in health care in 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.modernhealthcare.com/section/100-most-influential-2014?date=20140815&id=3194314&module=201|title = 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare – 2014|date = February 8, 2019}}
Tyson was included on the 2017 Time 100 Most Influential People list as a leading authority on public health in America.{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4742745/bernard-j-tyson/|title=Bernard J. Tyson: The World's 100 Most Influential People|magazine=Time|access-date=May 31, 2017}} Tyson was also selected among Time magazine's 50 Most Influential People in Health Care for 2018.
He served on the board of the American Heart Association, which created in his honor the "Bernard J. Tyson Impact Fund."{{Cite web|title=Bernard J. Tyson Fund for Equitable Health and Well-Being|url=https://www.heart.org/en/bernard-j-tyson-fund|access-date=2021-01-04|website=www.heart.org|language=en}} The fund's mission addresses solutions to health care inequity. Tyson's widow, Denise Bradley-Tyson, leads the program and significant donors include Kaiser Permanente, Jeff Bezos and Lynne and Marc Benioff.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Kaiser Permanente pledges $1M to American Heart Association fund in honor of late CEO|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2020/11/11/kaiser-permanente-donates.html|access-date=2021-01-04|website=www.bizjournals.com}}
Death
Tyson died in Oakland, California, on November 10, 2019, at the age of 60.{{cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/kaiser-permanente-ceo-bernard-j-tyson-dies-2019-11|title=Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard J. Tyson has died unexpectedly at the age of 60|last=Cranley|first=Ellen|date=November 10, 2019|work=Business Insider|accessdate=November 10, 2019}}
Legacy
At Bernard Tyson's memorial service in San Francisco on November 18 at the Chase Center, it was announced that Kaiser's new medical school in Pasadena will be named the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine. {{cite web|url=https://about.kaiserpermanente.org/our-story/news/announcements/kaiser-permanente-bernard-j-tyson-school-of-medicine|title=School of medicine announces name change to honor Tyson's support for creating a new, diverse generation of physicians poised to be advocates for patients and communities|website=Kaiser Permanente |accessdate=November 23, 2019}}
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