Tessie Guillermo

Tessie Guillermo (she/her) served as the chair of CommonSpirit Health, the largest non-profit health system in the U.S.  She also served on the boards of The California Endowment, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and the Nonprofit Finance Fund. Tessie was the CEO of ZeroDivide, a nonprofit organization that funded innovative strategies to address digital equity for underserved communities, and the past President/CEO of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, a national health policy and advocacy organization focused on health disparities. In 1999, Tessie was appointed as an inaugural member of the White House Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

“We all have a contribution to make to the generations that come after us and the generations that came before. We don't ever finish, and that's why it's important for us to always think about who we care about, and what we are going to do for them.” - Tessie Guillermo