Ken was the former Chief Medical Officer for the Marsh McLennan Agency Southwest. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, where he chaired the Governance Committee and was a member of the Audit and Quality Committees. He is currently on the board of the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio and a member of the Academic Affairs Committee. Throughout the past two decades, he has served on nine other not-for-profit boards and six different advisory boards, gaining experience on many committees, including executive, governance, nominations, HR, and quality.  

He founded Alken Health Resources as an administrative resource to provide medical direction and health consulting services to Fortune-size companies. He has developed and managed dozens of national and international health management programs for clients, delivering substantial savings and efficiencies. He has advised a global conglomerate, major energy and insurance companies, top U.S. municipalities, hospitals, NASA, and the nation’s largest railroad in their efforts to develop innovative health solutions to improve quality and control costs.   

Ken earned a master’s in management from Northwestern University. He holds a medical doctorate and master’s in public health from the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston. He has a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from Texas Southern University. He completed a fellowship in primary care policy with the U.S. Department of H&HS. He completed residencies in occupational and family medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center and aviation medicine instruction at the U.S. Army School of Aerospace Medicine. He is licensed to practice medicine in Texas and holds a Texas insurance license. He attained certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources by the HR Certification Institute (SHRM).   

Ken and his wife, Kathy, reside in Houston, Texas.  Please join me in welcoming Dr. Ken Wells to Aphora Health.