Money Bernard Tyson, CEO of Kaiser Permanente, passes away ‘unexpectedly’ in his sleep at age 60 November 10, 2019 Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY Comments Off on Bernard Tyson, CEO of Kaiser Permanente, passes away ‘unexpectedly’ in his sleep at age 60 Bernard Tyson became the head of Kaiser Permanente in 2013 and has worked at the company for over 30 years. He died in his sleep at age 60.