Alfred D. Gilchrist
Chief Executvie Officer
California Medical Association

Alfred D. Gilchrist, the CEO of the Colorado Medical Society and former longtime director of state and federal governmental advocacy for the Texas Medical Association, was named the new chief executive officer of the California Medical Association in 2009.

Mr. Gilchrist brings 30 years of ground breaking advocacy and strategic innovations from his tenure as the Legislative Director at the Texas Medical Association and subsequently as the Chief Executive Officer of the Colorado Medical Society. His track record of 16 years as TMA's top legislative quarterback included landmark achievements in patient rights, medical liability, and tobacco control measures. During his five year tenure in Colorado as the Medical Society's top executive, Mr. Gilchrist was recognized on two separate occasions in the Denver Business Journal's "Power Book" as one of the most influential state leaders in health care. On his watch, CMS broke new ground in reforming managed care contracting practices, physician profiling and rating systems, and transparency and disclosure to Colorado's health plan merger and acquisitions statute, as well as significant expansions and reforms in Medicaid.