Martha Molina Bernadett

Dr. Martha Bernadett is a Family Physician and member of the founding family of Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company and the largest Hispanic-owned business in the United States. Molina Healthcare has a mission-driven focus of serving publically funded vulnerable populations and operates health plans in 11 states and Puerto Rico. Dr. Bernadett currently serves as Executive Vice President of Research and Innovation. Continuing to reinforce Molina’s leadership in reaching hard-to-reach populations, she founded the Molina Institute for Cultural Competency, which assists hospitals, health systems and municipalities across the country in overcoming challenges of serving Latinos and underserved populations in a culturally congruent, cost-effective, practical, sustainable manner. She has served as principal investigator for grants from First5, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control. A Long Beach native, Dr. Bernadett holds math and chemistry degrees from Long Beach City College and CSULB. She received her MD from UC-Irvine and MBA from Pepperdine University. She serves as a trustee for the Children’s Health Fund, First Book, Long Beach City College Board of Governors, National 4-H Council, and Saban Community Clinic.