Amber Kemp

Member-at-Large

Vice President, Medi-Cal Strategy, Execution, and Engagement

Amber Kemp, Vice President of Medi-Cal Strategy, Execution, and Engagement, oversees Northern California. In this role, Kemp ensures Health Net has an impactful presence in local communities by leading strategy development and implementation of key Medi-Cal initiatives and collaborating with stakeholders to improve the health and well-being of Medi-Cal members.

Kemp has more than a decade of leadership experience in developing and operationalizing Medicaid and Covered California policy. Her most recent leadership roles included serving as Vice President, State Medicaid Policy, for the California Association of Health Plans; Vice President, Health Care Coverage, with the California Hospital Association; and roles with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) director’s office, and the Board of Equalization under member Betty T. Yee.

Kemp serves on the Sacramento County Health Authority Commission and on the board of directors of Sacramento Steps Forward and the Greater Sacramento Urban League. Kemp has a master’s degree in business administration from Mills College in Oakland.