John Boyd

John Boyd, Psy.D, MHA, is Sutter Health’s System CEO for Mental Health & Addiction Care Services & Commissioner on California's Mental Health Services & Oversight and Accountability Commission. John has an extensive background in healthcare administration including mental health & addiction care. John was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to the State of California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, and he currently serves in that capacity (now in his second term). John has served in other appointed capacities as well, including City of Sacramento Planning Commissioner. He earned his MHA at University of Southern California and his doctorate in psychology at CSPP and completed his APA accredited pre-doctoral internship at University of California Davis Children’s Hospital CAARE Diagnostic and Treatment Center- working primarily with children in foster care who have suffered severe abuse and neglect.