PAUL J. DIAZ is currently president and chief executive officer of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., one of the largest providers of health care services in the United States. Kindred is a New York Stock Exchange–listed company with revenues in excess of $4 billion and more than 54,000 employees in 40 states. Kindred, a Fortune 500 company, operates a diverse blend of health care service businesses including long-term acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and contract rehabilitation sites in more than 600 locations across the U.S. In 2009 and 2010 Kindred Healthcare was ranked one of the Most Admired Health Care Companies by Fortune magazine. Mr. Diaz is an attorney and accountant who earned a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accounting from American University’s Kogod School of Business and a law degree from Georgetown University. He currently serves on the board of directors of DaVita (NYSE:DVA), and the board of visitors of Georgetown University Law Center. He is also a member of the Business Roundtable and the Wall Street Journal CEO Council. He was formerly on the board of PharMerica Corporation (NYSE:PMC), and the board of trustees and executive committee of the Suburban Hospital Healthcare Systems in Bethesda, Maryland. In the past two years, Modern Healthcare magazine named Mr. Diaz one of the 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare. In 2008 and 2010, Modern Healthcare named him one of the top 25 Minority Executives in Healthcare. In addition, in both 2008 and 2009 Hispanic magazine named Mr. Diaz one of the 25 Best Latinos in business.
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