TOM STEPHENS
KAHP President & CEO

Tom Stephens joined KAHP in January of 2021. Stephens previously served as Secretary of the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet and was responsible for management of the state’s largest self-funded health insurance plan encompassing 6-7% of Kentucky’s population. In addition, he oversaw workforce planning, talent management, employee benefit programs, and delivery of $1.6 billion in annual payroll. Prior to his appointment as Cabinet Secretary, Stephens was Corporate Counsel for Alltech, an international animal health and nutrition company. Most recently, Stephens was President of Stephens Enterprises, a strategic consulting firm providing business solutions and legal services. He is a co-founder of the Gilroy Group, a residential real estate and property management firm.  Stephens is a graduate of Tulane University, the Loyola University School of Law, and a former U.S. Presidential Management Fellow in Washington, D.C., where his work focused on regulatory compliance, antitrust regulation, and alternative dispute resolution of international maritime common carriers.  He is a recent graduate of the GLI Health Enterprise Network Fellows Program.  He is the current Chairman of the Sayre School Board of Trustees, a Board Member of both the Bluegrass Community and Technical College System and the Central and Eastern Kentucky Chapter of the American Heart Association.  Stephens is also a licensed private pilot and member of the Kentucky Civil Air Patrol.

tom@kahp.org