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BIOSBIOSMENTAL HEALTHMonthM A Y 2 0 2 5AwarenessAwarenessABLKEVIN GORDONSystem Vice President Supply ChainGrady Health SystemTODD GRAYDirector of Supplier Diversity NFSKaiser Permanente

KEVIN GORDON SYSTEM VICE PRESIDENT, SUPPLY CHAIN Grady Health System Kevin D. Gordon is the System Vice President of Supply Chain at Grady Health System in Atlanta, GA. Kevin is a proud alum of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, where he was a student-athlete (football) and graduated with three bachelor’s degrees (Management, Marketing, Speech Communication, and a minor and certificate in Entrepreneurship). Kevin also obtained his MBA from Loyola University New Orleans (Operations Management, with a concentration in Strategy) and holds a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification from Villanova University. Originally from Detroit, MI, the field of Supply Chain Operations and Logistics Management has allowed Kevin to work with Fortune 50 Companies (Cargill, PepsiCo, UNFI, and Lowe’s Home Improvement) and various Healthcare Systems (Ochsner Health System, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), and CaroMont Health). Kevin is married and has one child. He is also an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE), Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM), and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Todd A. Gray, MBA Director of Supplier Diversity NFS Kaiser Permanente www.kaiserpermanente.org Todd A. Gray is Director of Supplier Diversity for Kaiser Permanente NFS. In this role, Gray is responsible for system wide Supplier Diversity for National Facility Services. The Nation’s largest vertically integrated healthcare delivery system. His responsibility includes: Facility Development, Maintenance, Sustainability, and Social Economic Impact. Prior to, Gray served as Director, Supplier Diversity at Grady Health System. Where Gray’s responsibilities included the development, implementation, and facilitation of Grady’s corporate supplier diversity program. Grady Health System is the 5th largest public academic health system in the United States. Prior to joining Grady Health System, Gray served as the Head of Supplier Diversity for CVS Caremark at their corporate headquarters in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. In this role, Gray led CVS Caremark’s supplier diversity program, and was an instrumental workforce diversity partner. Previously, Gray also served as Assistant Vice President of Wachovia, and Wells Fargo Corporate Diversity with responsibility for the implementation of processes, procedures, and tools that supported enterprise-wide Diversity initiatives with Wells Fargo. He actively promoted and encouraged the success, and inclusion, of minority and women-owned business enterprises as they sought supplier partnership opportunities within the institution. Gray was a certified HR workforce diversity practitioner for the company. Gray joined Wachovia in 2005 as Lease /Portfolio Administrator of Corporate Real Estate. As a Metro Atlanta native, Gray is an active participant in civic, and state level initiatives impacting diversity, and community. Gray has partnered over the last decade as a mentor through the State of Georgia’s Mentor/Protégé Program for small business development. He also supports youth minority entrepreneurship through his partnership with the Greater Atlanta Economic Alliance Construction Skills Development Institute and other organizations that provide current and future entrepreneurs with education, awareness and technical assistance. Gray also founded an Atlanta community youth development initiative for young men ages 12-17 called P.O.L.I.S.H.E.D. to help young men in the Atlanta Community develop life, social and community involvement skills through ongoing tutoring and mentorship. Gray contributes leadership by serving as Vice-Chair of the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Councils Board of Directors, Business Opportunity committee chair on The Atlanta Business League Board, and Board Co-Chair of The Villages at Carver Family YMCA. Where Gray represents his location for the collective YMCA of Metro Atlanta’s annual “Why it Matters” fund raising campaign. Gray also serves on the City of Atlanta Ethics Board and previously held board positions with the South Region Minority Supplier Development Council, the South Florida Minority Supplier Development Council, and the Atlanta Berean Church. Gray was recognized in 2008 by the Atlanta Business Journal as one of Atlanta’s Top 50 Rising Stars. Received the 2015 and 2017 Advocate of the Year Award from the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council, 2016 Advocate of the year from the Greater Women’s Business Council, and in both 2016 and 2017, led Grady Health System to become the 1st Health System in the state of Georgia to receive the Corporation, and Local Corporation of the Year awards from the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council. Mr. Gray is a featured public speaker, cover feature in the 2017 Who’s Who in Black Atlanta, and nationally recognized for his achievements in Diversity & Inclusion, and direct contributions in assuring stronger communities across the nation. Gray has founded The Gray Impact, a platform which empowers, and tools community stakeholders to be at the front line in assuring social, and economic equity in communities across the State of Georgia. Gray received a Bachelor’s of Science in Network and Communications Management from DeVry University, and a Master of Business Administration with concentration’s in both Finance and marketing from DeVry’s Keller Graduate School of Management.

Executive Summary In his over 15 years of leadership experience, Mr. Gray has successfully led senior and executive level direct report, and cross functional team’s in high performing organizations such as Wachovia, Wells Fargo, CVS, Grady, and Kaiser Permanente. His mix of leadership experience in the Healthcare and Financial services industries has allowed for Mr. Gray to be highly effective in building strategic partnerships with key stakeholder organizations within the state of Georgia, and nationally. With both public and private sector officials, and organizations. In his current capacity as a senior executive at Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest and only fully integrated care delivery model. Mr. Gray leads a team of 10 senior and management level direct reports, and over 25 regional FTEs accountable for executing Kaiser Permanente’s “Total Health” proactive wellness strategy; as it relates to community benefit, local nonprofit support, and social economic equity/local purchasing thru Supplier Diversity. The Kaiser Permanente regions under Mr. Grays direct responsibility includes their U.S. footprint of; Georgia, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii.