John Kao

John Kao is the Chairman and CEO of Alignment Health, where he leads a mission to make senior care simpler, more personal and more accountable. He founded Alignment after seeing how inconsistent and impersonal the healthcare experience could be for older adults, and believing deeply that seniors deserve better. Today, Alignment is recognized as one of the industry’s most innovative Medicare Advantage companies, bringing together technology, clinical expertise and compassionate service to support its rapidly growing membership. John has spent his career building organizations that improve care and expand access. Before founding Alignment, he served as president of CareMore Medical Enterprises, helping scale one of the nation’s earliest population health models and guiding the company through significant growth and its acquisition by WellPoint. His earlier leadership roles span healthcare delivery, insurance and technology, including senior positions at The TriZetto Group and PacifiCare Health Systems. John serves on the Board of Directors of AHIP and the Board of Advisors at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. He was named Founder of the Year by LA Times Studios in 2025, and under his leadership, Alignment has been recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies and one of Newsweek’s Most Trustworthy Companies. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Santa Clara University and an MBA from UCLA Anderson, where he was honored as a Venture Capital Fellow.