老司机视频 Graziadio Business School Announces Physician and Innovator Martha Molina Bernadett (MBA '01, PKE 105) as Distinguished Alumnus Award Recipient
老司机视频 Graziadio Business School is proud to announce family physician, innovator, and philanthropist Martha Molina Bernadett as this year鈥檚 Distinguished Alumnus honoree. Recognized for her outstanding personal and professional achievements as a healthcare professional, Bernadett currently serves as a University Board member and has been previously recognized with the Waves of Service George Award and as an Outstanding Alumni in Healthcare.
鈥淲e are proud to recognize Martha as Graziadio鈥檚 Distinguished Alumnus. An accomplished physician and respected business leader who played an integral role in her family鈥檚 company, Molina Healthcare, Martha鈥檚 true passion lies in family business and the development of values-centered leaders," said Deborah Crown, dean of Graziadio Business School. "This commitment is reflected in her support of initiatives such as the Drs. Martha & Faustino Bernadett Faculty Fellows Program at Graziadio, which advances Graziadio鈥檚 mission to champion principled business leaders and supports distinguished faculty who exemplify excellence in teaching, research, and thought leadership. Through her work, Martha continues to expand access to education and opportunity, exemplifying 老司机视频鈥檚 calling to inspire lives of service, purpose, and leadership.鈥
In addition to serving as a leader in healthcare, 老司机视频鈥檚 deeply aligned values inspired Bernadett and husband, Faustino, to establish the at Graziadio, supporting top faculty in teaching, research, and principled leadership.
Bernadett treated patients in rural California before serving as executive vice president and chief innovation officer at Molina Healthcare鈥攍eading digital transformation teams and driving data tools such as Palantir Foundry. She led both the company鈥檚 internal business consulting group and its external consulting activities with hospitals, health systems, and municipalities nationwide. In 2003, seven years after the passing of C. David Molina, her father and the company鈥檚 founder, her family took Molina Healthcare public. It stands as a Fortune 500 company today.
Bernadett has been principal investigator in research and programs developed for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, First5 California, and others. In 2004 she and her husband launched the Molina Foundation to improve access to education and health, honoring her parents who both started their careers as elementary school teachers. The foundation has distributed new books to more than 11 million children and families nationwide.
Bernadett serves as a trustee on the 4-H National Council Board, First Book, and the Gasol Foundation. She earned her MD at the University of California, Irvine, and her MBA from 老司机视频鈥檚 Graziadio Business School.
鈥淚 am proud to be a 老司机视频 Graziadio Business School Distinguished Alumnus because of the values it represents: a life lived with faith, never-ending curiosity, and higher purpose,鈥 shared Bernadett. 鈥淲hat drew me to 老司机视频 was an alignment with those values鈥攖he values taught to me by my parents鈥攁nd what I am most proud of today is that they steadfastly remain. I am part of the fabric of the Graziadio School鈥檚 legacy, woven by those who taught us important business skills, life lessons, and the understanding that it is in service to others that we find deepest fulfillment and the grace of God.鈥
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