Doug Bonacum MBA, BS, CPPS

Doug Bonacum, MBA, BS, CPPS, is Vice President, Quality, Safety, and Resource Management, for Kaiser Permanente. He has been with the organization since 1994. In addition to his role with Kaiser Permanente, Doug serves on the Board of Directors for the National Patient Safety Foundation, as faculty for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Patient Safety Executive Program, and as an advisor to ECRI’s Patient Safety Office Program.

In 2013, he was named one of “50 Experts Leading the Field of Patient Safety” by Becker’s Hospital Review. Doug was previously Environmental, Health and Safety Manager for two large manufacturing facilities of Tyco/North American Printed Circuits. Prior to that, his experience included eight years active duty in the US Submarine Force where he was responsible for weapons and ship’s safety as well as nuclear power plant operations.