Chris Pass is a distinguished healthcare executive with nearly three decades of leadership experience in financial strategy, operational transformation, and enterprise growth within complex healthcare systems. He currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Keck USC.  His expertise encompasses revenue optimization, implementation of enterprise systems (ERP & EHR), and the execution of large-scale financial improvement projects.

Mr. Pass has a proven history of cultivating high-performing teams, negotiating pioneering industry partnerships, and guiding organizations through critical financial and operational transformations. With extensive knowledge in healthcare finance, payer contracting, technology deployment, and organizational leadership, he is recognized as a thought leader in the healthcare sector.

In February 2023, Chris joined Optum as the president of market performance partnerships, where he was responsible for the strategy and growth of enterprise health system partnerships. Before joining Optum, he served as the chief financial officer at John Muir Health, where he led the creation of the first market performance partnership with Optum.

Chris began his tenure at John Muir Health in 2009 as vice president of the revenue cycle, overseeing the consolidation of multiple revenue cycles, centralization of functions, and the comprehensive implementation of an Epic EHR, including a single business office. After spearheading the enterprise analytics strategy, he was appointed chief financial officer in 2015. In addition to typical financial functions, he managed corporate real estate, facilities development, and payer contracting, and was the executive sponsor for implementing John Muir’s first ERP, covering supply chain, finance, and human resources.

Prior to his role at John Muir Health, Chris spent over 15 years in healthcare management consulting, specializing in revenue cycle management and serving as the chief operating officer of the firm. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University.