Of the $3 billion yielded from this process, four-fifths of the proceeds went to create The California Endowment and the remainder, some $600 million at the time, stayed with CHCF.

Prior to joining CHCF, Hernández was CEO of The San Francisco Foundation, which she led for 16 years.

[4] Hernández is an assistant clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine.

CHCF provides information and resources on a wide range of issues that contribute to achieving a more efficient, effective, accessible, and high-quality health care system.

[11] CHCF commissions and publishes research on a wide variety of topics related to the financing and delivery of health care in California.