Ken Provencher, MBA
Ken Provencher serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of PacificSource Health Plans, being just the fifth CEO in the company’s 73-year history. Immediately before his appointment to the post in 2001, Ken served as Vice President of Operations. Prior to joining PacificSource in 1995, Ken served as vice president of VHA Upstate New York, a 15-hospital healthcare system. His background also includes experience as administrative director for United Health Services Network and director of finance and operations for HMO of North Carolina, a Blue Cross/Blue Shield subsidiary. Ken has worked in the healthcare industry for more than 20 years, and in 2003 was named one of the state’s 50 Great Leaders by Oregon Business magazine.

In addition to his post with PacificSource, Ken is secretary-treasurer of The Foundation for Medical Excellence board and serves on the boards of the Oregon Medical Insurance Pool and United Way of Lane County. He is currently Chair of the United Way of Lane County’s 100% Access Initiative and the Oregon Health Care Safety Net Advisory Council, and also serves on the Oregon Health Policy Commission’s Delivery System Models Work Group. He is a frequent guest lecturer and panelist for healthcare issues.

Ken is actively involved in youth sports and is a longtime coach of youth basketball and baseball. He is a member of the Corvallis Little League Board of Directors and served as President from 2000-2003.

Ken holds a Master of Business Administration in healthcare management from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Providence College.