As the Regional Vice President for External and Community Affairs at Kaiser Permanente in Northern California, Yvette Radford is accountable for the organization’s Community Relations Program, Regional Government Relations, and $1.2 billion Community Benefit/Community Health portfolio.
In this capacity, Yvette’ leads Kaiser Permanente’s community-based efforts to address health inequities by improving the conditions of health in underserved communities. This includes addressing some of the most pressing needs facing Northern California communities including: COVID-19 response and recovery, the affordable housing and homelessness crisis, health and behavioral health care access, building a diverse health care workforce, and expanding economic opportunity for all.
She also co-leads Kaiser Permanente’s national community health equity initiative to leverage the organization’s resources, partnerships, and influence to help end discriminatory institutional systems and public policies that perpetuate racial inequities. Prior to joining Kaiser Permanente, Yvette spent many years working for the California State Legislature.
Yvette represents Kaiser Permanente on several boards and commissions. Governor Jerry Brown appointed her to the California Volunteers Commission in 2014, where she was re-appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom and is currently the Commission’s Vice Chair. Yvette is also a member of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Foundation, one of the country’s largest community foundations, and the Stephen and Ayesha Curry’s Eat Learn Play Foundation. She also serves on the board of California Women Lead and is an advisory committee member on Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Gun Violence Research and Education.