Kenneth David Bailey is the Chief Nursing Officer at UCLA Health – Santa Monica Medical Center, a Magnet-designated organization. He also is one of the executive mentors within the Professional Governance councils at UCLA Health. Dr. Bailey is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the UCLA School of Nursing in the DNP Program. Before joining UCLA Health, Dr. Bailey worked in several southeastern states in multiple leadership roles.

Dr. Bailey currently serves as the President of the Association for Leadership Science in Nursing, an international organization focused on shaping leadership science, research, and education. He is a Board Member for WISE and Healthy Aging, a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, that provides services for older adults in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. Dr. Bailey is a member of Viven Health’s Clinical Advisory Council, an organization focused on simulated learning to change behaviors.

Dr. Bailey holds a PhD and MBA from the University of Phoenix and an MSN and BSN from the Medical University of South Carolina. He is certified as a Critical Care Nurse, a Nurse Executive at the advanced level, and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.