Kaiser Permanente Northern California Names New Chief Financial Officer

Bhalla 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 to joining Kaiser Permanente, Bhalla was a senior vice president at Charles Schwab & Co, a Fortune 500 company, and held numerous senior management positions at Household International Inc. (now HSBC), a Global 500 company.

"CJ 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."

Bhalla received an M.B.A. from Virginia Polytechnic University, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, India.

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