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LOS ANGELES (May 20, 2008) – The California Endowment, a private, statewide health foundation, today announced the appointment of Dan C. DeLeon, CPA, as vice president and chief financial officer. DeLeon, who is the foundation’s newest member of the executive management team, has a broad array of experience that spans 20 years as a finance executive at high profile corporations.
In his new capacity, DeLeon is responsible for overseeing all aspects of The Endowment’s financial and administrative functions, including finance, planning and analysis, audit, investments, information technology, legal, purchasing, facilities and grants administration.
“We are very pleased to have Dan join the team at The Endowment,” said Robert K. Ross, M.D., president and CEO of The California Endowment. “The keen financial acumen he brings to the foundation will help move us toward greater impact in the future.”
Prior to his appointment at The Endowment, DeLeon was the Los Angeles regional vice president of Finance for Time Warner Cable, where he was responsible for the financial operations of the largest corporate division serving 2 million customers in Southern California with voice, video and data. While there, he integrated the financial and information technology functions of Time Warner, Comcast and Adelphia.
Among his other positions of note, DeLeon served as the vice president of Finance, Western Division, for Charter Communications, a $900 million multiple system operator of cable television and internet services; vice president and chief financial officer for Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. (formerly AT&T Broadband); controller for Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc.; and controller for Merisel, Inc., a $5 billion international computer hardware and software distributor.
DeLeon, a resident of Rancho Palos Verdes, earned his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Southern California (USC).
The California Endowment was established in 1996 to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities, and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of all Californians. The Endowment makes grants to organizations and institutions that directly benefit the health and well-being of the people of California. To date, The Endowment has awarded approximately 9,800 grants across California totaling more than $1.8 billion. For more information, visit The Endowment’s Web site at www.calendow.org. |
