Here are six things to know about Ms. Lynne.
1. She will also serve as the state’s COO, and is expected to start work May 2.
2. She currently is executive vice president of the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals. She is also the group president responsible for Kaiser’s Colorado, Pacific Northwest and Hawaii regions.
3. Previously, she worked in government service for New York City for 20 years — under three Democratic mayors and one Republican — before joining the private sector, according to according to The Denver Post.
4. She was New York’s deputy commissioner of the Office of Labor Relations, director of the Mayor’s Office of Operations and senior vice president of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corp., now NYC Health + Hospitals.
5. Ms. Lynne’s appointment is not final. The Denver Post reports she must still be confirmed by the Colorado House and Senate.
6. If approved, she would replace Joe Garcia, who announced his resignation last year to become president of the Boulder, Colo.-based Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.
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