The honorable Kathleen sebelius

Kathleen Sebelius is one of America’s foremost experts on national and global health issues, human services, and executive leadership. As CEO of Sebelius Resources LLC, she provides strategic advice to companies, investors, and non-profit organizations.

Sebelius chairs the board of Humacyte and serves on the boards of directors of Devoted Health, Exact Sciences, Included Health, and KFF. She co-chairs the Aspen Institute Health Strategy Group and serves on advisory boards for the Dole Institute of Politics, Out Leadership, the Estée Lauder Foundation, Protect Our Care, and the University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Sebelius is honorary co-chair and an advisor to the National Cannabis Roundtable.

From April 2009 through June 2014, Sebelius served in President Barack Obama’s Cabinet as the 21st Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, where she worked to pass and implement the Affordable Care Act. Forbes named Sebelius one of the 100 most powerful women in the world.

Sebelius served as the Governor of Kansas from 2003 to 2009, and Time magazine named her one of America’s Top Five Governors. She also served two terms as the Kansas insurance commissioner and four terms in the Kansas Legislature.

Sebelius earned a master of public administration degree from the University of Kansas and a bachelor of arts degree from Trinity Washington University.