President and CEO Patrick Johnston's Bio
Patrick Johnston serves as the President and CEO of the California Association of Health Plans.
Mr. Johnston served twenty years in the Legislature, ten in the Assembly and ten in the Senate. He chaired the Senate Committee on Appropriations for six years and chaired the Assembly Committee on Finance and Insurance for four years.
Beyond his years in the legislature, Mr. Johnston worked for Health Net in government relations and taught public policy part-time at UC, CSU and Pacific. Mr. Johnston is an advisory board member of the UC Berkeley Petris Center on Health Care Markets and is a member of the California Delta Protection Commission.
Mr. Johnston is a graduate of St Patrick's College and holds a Master's Degree from CSU Sacramento.
Mr. Johnston is married and lives in Stockton.
