Mike McKinney has been appointed by the governor to chair a new board that is tasked with developing a business plan to give public employees access to cost effective drugs and other medical supplies.
McKinney, a family physician who lives in Bryan, was CEO of the A&M Health Science Center before serving as system chancellor between 2006 and 2011. In April 1984, McKinney entered state government as a member of the Texas House representing a rural district in the Brazos Valley. He is also a former leader of the Texas health and human services commission and chief of staff for Governor Perry.