Formerly, John W. Morgan was the Chief Executive Officer for Avamere Health Services, a Portland OR based family of independent companies providing integrated senior care in the Pacific Northwest, Colorado and Idaho.
Before joining Avamere in 2012, John served as the President of Cambia Health Solutions’ Direct Health Solutions division (Parent company of Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield), overseeing the growth and development of the company’s portfolio of health services and healthcare IT companies and was responsible for Cambia’s corporate and business development function.
John previously led some of the most innovative and well-known companies in the biotech and medical device industries. Most notably, he served as President, Mid-America Region of Baxter International, Inc.: President, Regent Medical Products Group Limited; CEO, Epitope, Inc.; President and CEO, Curon Medical, Inc.; and CEO of HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc.
John serves on the board of directors of Cambia Health Solutions, the Oregon Health Care Association and the Oregon Business Council. He is the outgoing chairperson of the Oregon Innovation Council which directs investments in support of innovation and job creation in the state of Oregon. John also serves on the American Health Associations’ Council for Post-Acute Care. He is a graduate of the University of Arizona where he received his degree in Economics and Public Administration.