Executive Director
Kaiser Permanente National Mental Health & Wellness
Oakland , California
J. Peter Nixon, MPP, MA
Executive Director – National Mental Health and Wellness
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, California
J. Peter Nixon, MPP, MA is Executive Director for National Mental Health and Wellness at Kaiser Permanente, where he oversees strategic programs aimed at improving outcomes and experience of care for KP members living with mental illness.
Kaiser Permanente is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving 12.5 million members across the United States. We are at the forefront of mental health and wellness, fueling the global conversation, and engaging with diverse partners to make mental health and wellness a reality for all. Our nation-leading mental health and addiction system of care enables members and their families to thrive and experience more healthy years. Our goal is to improve the lives of our members by delivering evidence-based, outcomes-driven mental health and addiction care in the right setting at the right time. We also work to build resilient families, schools, and communities and to break the multi-generational cycle of trauma.
Peter has spent more than 23 years at Kaiser Permanente, where he has served in a range of roles related to the improvement of care. Prior to his current role, Peter spent 10 years in KP’s Office of Labor Management Partnership, where he oversaw the national program supporting the development of KP’s 3,500 labor-management performance improvement teams. Prior to joining Kaiser, he worked for several years as an industry and health policy analyst for the Service Employees International Union and served as staff to President Clinton’s Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry. He holds master’s degrees from Georgetown University and Santa Clara University and a BA from McGill University.
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Monday, April 11, 2022
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM