Nikki West
Strategic Healthcare Workforce & Grant Portfolio Leader | Strategy-to-Execution | Multimillion-Dollar Funding & Program Operations | Equity & Talent Pipeline Impact
- Role
- Director, Health Care Education Fund at Kaiser Permanente
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Nikki West
Strategy and portfolio leader with 15+ years of experience directing multimillion-dollar healthcare workforce and education investments across philanthropy, health systems, and consulting. I specialize in translating leadership priorities into executable funding strategies, program portfolios, and cross-sector initiatives that expand access, strengthen workforce pipelines, and improve community outcomes.I lead end-to-end planning, grant and portfolio management, executive communications, and cross-functional coordination across clinical, education, and community stakeholders. My work includes annual planning, investment decision support, performance tracking, and process improvement across complex initiatives with multiple partners and funding streams.Known for turning complex, ambiguous challenges into structured execution plans and measurable results, with a strong equity and community-impact lens.
Experience
Director, Health Care Education Fund
Aug 2016 — Present · Oakland, CA, US
Oversee multimillion dollar fund designed to strengthen the healthcare talent pipeline and support scalable improvements in workforce quality.• Drive funding decisions, in collaboration with specialty physicians, nurses, care teams and educators, resulting in professionals added to the workforce and educated to strengthen clinical capabilities• Lead relationship management with external partners, driving engagement that supports business growth and brand recognition, including news article placements, television interviews and government leader support for programs and events• Awarded Business Partner of the Year for work to connect students to healthcare careers
Education
UC San Diego
Bachelor’s Degree, Biochemistry/Cell Biology
UCLA
Master’s Degree, Public Health - Health Policy and Management
Skills
- Program Management
- Team Leadership
- Nonprofits
- Leadership Development
- Team Building
- Change Management
- Budgets
- Process Improvement
- Healthcare
- Management Consulting
- Strategy
- Training
- Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Healthcare Management
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