Alan Solano

Alan is the vice president for Governmental Affairs at Monument Health, which is headquartered in Rapid City, South Dakota, comprising 5 hospitals and over 40 medical clinics and specialty centers.  Prior to joining Monument Health in 2024, Alan was the president and CEO of the John T. Vucurevich Foundation for six years and previously spent 26 years at Behavior Management Systems (BMS), a Bush Prize-winning provider of mental health services, serving his last 12 years as its CEO.

A former South Dakota state senator, Alan served six years and filled leadership roles as chair of the Education Committee, Interim Rules Committee and various legislative summer studies, and was a member of the Health and Human Services and Transportation committees.  He also worked on several state task forces and nonprofit boards related to mental health, substance abuse and justice system reforms. 

Alan served as a member of the Bush Foundation’s South Dakota advisory committee. He is a lifelong resident of Rapid City and has an accounting degree from Black Hills State University.