Report: Enlargement, Pandemic Amongst Prime Priorities for SAIF CEO| Staff Compensation Information

Thursday, August 19, 2021 | 0

The new head of SAIF Corp. in Oregon told the Salem reporter that expansion was one of its goals for the workers’ compensation agency.

Chip Terhune

Chip Terhune, who started as CEO and President of SAIF on July 1, also cited diversity, equality and inclusion, and maintaining the airline’s work culture as priorities.

He added that dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic will likely be his primary focus for the first year of his term.

“We’re a health and safety company so the pandemic is looming over the next year so I think this will be a top priority for the immediate horizon,” Terhune said.

Terhune was chief of staff to former Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, who served from 2003 to 2011. He was also the associate director of the Oregon Educational Association.

In addition, Terhune was Director of Environmental and Public Affairs at Schnitzer Steel in Portland and held several positions as Vice President at Cambia Health Solutions, also in Portland.

Terhune holds a BA in International Studies and a Masters in Public Affairs from the University of Oregon.