Former Chairman and CEO, Kaiser Permanente
In addition to advising the board of SomaLogic, Dr. Lawrence currently serves on the boards of directors of Agilent Technologies, Proventys, McKesson Corporation, and WellPartner, and on the RAND Health Advisory Board, among others. He is a Venture Partner with Physic Ventures and serves on the Scientific Advisory Boards of Health Evolution Partners and Burrill Life Sciences Fund; and he advises Proteus Biotech, among other start-up companies in the health sector. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honorary Society and the Institute of Medicine within the National Academy of Sciences. Additionally, Dr. Lawrence is board certified in General Preventive Medicine. From 1992 to 2002, Dr. Lawrence served as chief executive officer and chairman of the boards of the Oakland, California-based Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (KFHP/KFH). Prior to these positions, Dr. Lawrence was Health Officer and Director of Human Services in Multnomah County, Oregon, and served as the Director of MEDEX at the School of Public Health and Community Medicine at the University of Washington. He also served as an advisor to the Ministry of Health of Chile and as a Peace Corps physician in the Dominican Republic and in Washington, D.C. Dr. Lawrence holds a bachelor of arts degree from Amherst College, a medical degree from the University of Kentucky, and a master of public health degree from the University of Washington. During his distinguished career, Dr. Lawrence has been recognized as the Outstanding Alumnus of the School of Public Health and Community Medicine at the University of Washington as well as the Outstanding Alumnus at the College of Medicine at the University of Kentucky. He is a member of the Hall of Distinguished Alumni at the University of Kentucky and holds honorary doctorate degrees from Amherst College, Colgate University, and the University of Kentucky.