Description
Robert Erickson attended law school first at Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco and then graduated from Harvard Law School. Upon graduation he joined Kaiser Permanente in 1958. He served as the Chief Counsel for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals for over twenty years, between 1971 and 1993. During that period of time Erickson attended board meetings of the health plan and played a key role in lobbying and public policy work. Although this interview touches upon both politics and public policy, it focuses on the role of the board of directors and how it changed under the leadership of CEO James Vohs and his successor David Lawrence, MD. Approximately 4 hours; video interview conducted by Martin Meeker.