# Reymundo Espinoza

> Reymundo C. Espinoza is the CEO Emeritus of Gardner Health Services, the San Jose community clinic network he ran for 37 years before stepping down in January 2024. The son of a single farmworker father from Coachella, he carried a Stanford political science degree and a Berkeley public health degree into a small nonprofit serving Mexican farm and cannery workers, and left it a 10-site, $90 million system caring for more than 46,000 of Silicon Valley's poorest residents.

- **Role:** CEO Emeritus at Gardner Health Services
- **Organizations:** Gardner Health Services, California Primary Care Association (co-founder), Community Health Partnership of Santa Clara (co-founder, board member), National Association of Community Health Centers, American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley (Class XX)
- **From:** Coachella, California, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A., Political Science, Stanford University, Master of Public Health (Hospital Administration), University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Led Gardner Health Services for 37 years, growing it to 10 sites serving over 46,000 patients across Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, Built an organization with a $90 million annual operating budget serving primarily patients at or below 150% of federal poverty level, Co-founded the California Primary Care Association

## Career timeline

- **1975** — Earned MPH in Hospital Administration from UC Berkeley
- **1986** — Became Executive Director of Gardner Health Services in San Jose
- **1995** — Named Chief Executive Officer of Gardner Health Services
- **2023** — Received Jefferson Award Silver Medal and Latinx Business Leadership Award (Silicon Valley Business Journal)
- **2024** — Retired in January; named CEO Emeritus; succeeded by Rafael Vaquerano; received John W. Gardner Award (ALF Class XX)

## Achievements

- Led Gardner Health Services for 37 years, growing it to 10 sites serving over 46,000 patients across Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties
- Built an organization with a $90 million annual operating budget serving primarily patients at or below 150% of federal poverty level
- Co-founded the California Primary Care Association
- Co-founded the Community Health Partnership of Santa Clara
- Provided free COVID-19 testing and vaccines to thousands during the pandemic
- 2023 Jefferson Award Silver Medal
- 2023 Latinx Business Leadership Award - Silicon Valley Business Journal
- 2024 John W. Gardner Award recipient (American Leadership Forum Class XX)

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Retired as CEO of Gardner Health Services; named CEO Emeritus; Rafael Vaquerano succeeded him.
- **2024** — Honored with the John W. Gardner Award by the American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley (Class XX).

## Links

- Website: https://gardnerhealthservices.org
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reymundo-espinoza-133aa418/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/gardner4health
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA9Ea4r1IBI
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/gardnerhealthservices

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