Cástulo de la Rocha

Board Member

As President and CEO of AltaMed Health Services Corporation, Cástulo de la Rocha is an enduring trailblazer in community health. Under his visionary leadership, AltaMed has transformed from a storefront barrio clinic in East Los Angeles into the largest Federally Qualified Health Center in the nation.

In 1977, Mr. de la Rocha recognized that people in low-income neighborhoods throughout Southern California were significantly underserved by essential health resources. By acknowledging that the health of a neighborhood is tied to its prosperity, he changed the face of one community, then another, until AltaMed became one of the area’s largest health care systems, with approximately 50 medical, dental, and Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) sites staffed by 3,200 employees, providing compassionate care to more than 300,000 patients each year.

Castulo frequently lends his expertise in aligning best practices in health care, public policy, and social advocacy. He currently serves on the board of Latino Victory, the Health Tech 4 Medicaid Expert Council, and Youth Champions. An avid believer in the healing power of art, Castulo has spent 30 years assembling the AltaMed Art Collection.

He earned his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a certificate in management from Stanford University.