Bob Crist

Mr. Crist has more than 40 years of experience in professional management consulting and in senior executive positions. Over the course of his career, Mr. Crist has consulted with more than 200 organizations in various industries. His positions included serving as Chief Financial and Operating Officer for Community Health Plan of Washington, and 23 years as a partner with the international accounting and consulting firm of Ernst & Young, most recently as the partner in charge of services to both the health care and natural resources industries. In this role, several of his clients were retirement communities. In the final years of his professional career he served as Chief Administrative Officer of Bellevue Presbyterian Church, a 4000 member congregation. Mr. Crist has a long and continuous commitment to serving not for profit organizations.

These include serving as Board Chair of Emerald Communities and each of its related facilities, Emerald Heights and Heron's Key, Samaritan Health Services, and the Learning Disability Association of Washington. Furthermore, he has served as Board Treasurer of Eastside Catholic High School, Jubilee Reach, the John 14:2 Foundation, the Health Care Purchasers Association, and the Agros Foundation. He also served on the investment committee of the national Presbyterian Church (USA.) Foundation. Other Board positions include Medical Teams International, the Legacy Foundation and the Health Care Financial Management Association. Mr. Crist is a graduate of the University of Redlands with a degree in Economics.