Bernard J. Tyson, MBA, president and COO of Kaiser Permanente, has been chosen as the next chairman and CEO of the Oakland, Calif.-based healthcare system. 
Mr. Tyson will replace George Halvorson, who announced his December 2013 retirement earlier this year.
Mr. Tyson will join Kaiser's board of directors next month and will assume the role of CEO after a six-month transition period. Mr. Halvorson will remain the chairman through the end of 2013, when Mr. Tyson will then take on that role as well.
Mr. Tyson earned his MBA with a concentration in healthcare from Golden Gate University in San Francisco.
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Mr. Tyson will replace George Halvorson, who announced his December 2013 retirement earlier this year.
Mr. Tyson will join Kaiser's board of directors next month and will assume the role of CEO after a six-month transition period. Mr. Halvorson will remain the chairman through the end of 2013, when Mr. Tyson will then take on that role as well.
Mr. Tyson earned his MBA with a concentration in healthcare from Golden Gate University in San Francisco.
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