Bastone is responsible for developing, executing and leading CalOptima Health’s overall strategic planning efforts and key initiatives. Working with the executive management team, he carries out agency priorities and effectively promotes and implements CalOptima Health’s mission and vision. Bastone has spent decades leading health care organizations in Virginia, New Mexico and California, including a 15-year tenure at St. Joseph Health, where he served as the president and CEO of Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center. He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Princeton University, a master’s degree in public health and corporate management from the University of California, Berkeley and a master’s degree in theology from Aquinas Institute of Theology.