Kevin F. Brennan, CPA, FHFMA
Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Geisinger Health System
Kevin F. Brennan, CPA, FHFMA is the Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Geisinger Health System – a physician-led, integrated health services organization that has as its main components an array of health services providers, including six acute care hospitals, a multispecialty physician group practice of more than 1,200 physicians practicing at 134 primary and specialty clinics, and Geisinger Health Plans, which is one of the nation’s largest rural health insurance organizations with commercial, Medicare Advantage, Medical Assistance and self-insured insurance products. Geisinger operates in 44 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties, with a significant presence in central and northeastern Pennsylvania, outside the major metropolitan areas. As of December 31, 2014, Geisinger cared for more than 675,000 patients and managed over 484,000 health plan members, approximately 219,000 of whom were both members and patients, resulting in a unique population managed of approximately 940,000.
Serving as Chief Financial Officer of Geisinger Health System since 1995, Mr. Brennan is responsible for all of the System financial operations and directs key finance and merger/acquisition functions. Mr. Brennan also serves as Treasurer of the parent foundation, Geisinger Health System Foundation, and is a member of the Board of Directors of Geisinger Assurance Company, LTD, Cayman Islands, B.W.I. and Treasurer/member of the Board of Directors of Geisinger Insurance Corporation, Risk Retention Group, Vermont.
Mr. Brennan holds a Master’s of Business Administration degree in Healthcare Administration and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, both from LaSalle University in Philadelphia. He has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1979 and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Before his tenure with Geisinger Health System, he served as CFO of other large health systems and tertiary care hospitals.
Mr. Brennan has been a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (“HFMA”) since 1981, a Fellow of HFMA since 1992 and also serves as a director on the HFMA National Board of Directors.
