Lyle Nasser worked with the author at Kaiser Permanente from 2001 to 2003 in the Financial Planning Department. The department was responsible for rate setting, operating and capital budgets, and revised forecasts with an operating budget of $1.3B. Lyle provided innovation and creativity to the team, helping to establish expense trend reports and budget templates. He was also instrumental in developing reports using Microsoft Access and worked with the author on venture capital projects for physicians, providing pro formas and financial statements. The author endorses Lyle Nasser.