Karma Bass brings more than 15 years of executive management, consulting and health care governance experience to her role as Vice President for ACCORD LIMITED.

Ms. Bass is a sought-after speaker, facilitator and consultant with deep knowledge and experience in governance, philanthropy, health care policy, and board effectiveness. She has conducted board retreats, facilitated difficult conversations among boards, executive management teams and physician leaders, and provided expert guidance to organizations across the country. Having served as President & CEO of Alliance Healthcare Foundation, a non-profit organization in San Diego, California, Ms. Bass has first-hand experience in the challenges of leading an organization during these turbulent times. While at Alliance, she oversaw management of the organization’s $65 million in investments and provided grants of $2 million a year to healthcare programs serving the region’s underserved. Her experience of managing and reporting to her own 11-person not-for-profit board gives her a uniquely-valuable perspective as a consultant to hospital and health system boards today.

Prior to AHF, Ms. Bass spent 10 years at The Governance Institute where she held various positions including Vice President, Membership Services and Director of Research & Publications. During this time, she worked closely with the organization’s membership of 400+ hospital and health system CEOs and boards to identify best practices in the field and translate them into tools that could be adopted across the industry. She has extensive experience conducting research and writing on board effectiveness for hospitals and health systems. 

Ms. Bass also served as Director of Program Development at the Hospital Association of San Diego & Imperial Counties, where she led the region’s effort at responding to the California hospital community benefit law, developing a unique, collaborative approach that has been recognized nationally. 

Ms. Bass is board-certified in healthcare management and holds a master’s degree in public health with a focus in health services administration from San Diego State University.  She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, San Diego.   She lives in Carlsbad, California with her husband and two children.