About Cecilia (pronounced “Sessy”)
Cecilia Oregón is the executive director for Kaiser Permanente’s Institute for Health Policy (IHP) and a member of the faculty at the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine (SOM). In her role at IHP, Cecilia leads strategy, program, and operations. Her areas of expertise include access to health care for underserved populations, trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), school-based health, and early childhood issues. At the SOM, Cecilia lectures on health policy and hosts student practicums at IHP. Cecilia joined Kaiser Permanente in 2013 as the director of safety net partnerships for National Community Benefit. In her role, Cecilia developed and executed their safety net grant strategy.
Before joining Kaiser Permanente, Cecilia served as a Program Officer for Blue Shield of California Foundation where she managed the portfolio of grants focused on strengthening California’s healthcare safety net. She has also served in program roles with The California Endowment and the California Health Care Foundation. Outside of philanthropy, she has served as a legislative analyst for the Congressional Research Service (CRS) in Washington, D.C. and a special projects consultant with the Alameda County Public Health Department in CA.
She earned her Master of Public Policy and Master of Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley, and is an alumnus of the Presidential Management Fellows program. She received a Latino Heritage Leadership Award in 2018 from California Senator Bob Wieckowski for her record of leadership and service.
She is chair of the Alameda County First 5 Commission and sits on the boards of the Insure the Uninsured Project, Northern California Grantmakers and the national School-Based Health Alliance.