Benjamin K. Chu

Memorial Hermann Health System Board announced the appointment of Benjamin K. Chu, M.D., MPH, MACP, as the system’s new president and CEO, effective June 2016. Chu has a four-decade-long career as a physician, administrator and policy advocate. He is currently the executive vice president of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan Inc., and group president of Kaiser Permanente Southern California and Georgia. He directs health plan and hospital operations for 14 hospitals and 237 medical offices, and serves more than 4.5 million members. Chu earned his medical degree at NYU, his master’s degree in public health from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Yale University.