Full Speaker Lineup
View all of the speakers joining us for Becker's 5th Annual Payer Issues Roundtable and learn more about their session!
| Full Name | Job Title | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Nebeyou Abebe | Senior Vice President, Social Determinants of Health and Social Health Center of Excellence | Highmark Health |
| Jay Ahlmer | Executive Vice President | Virtix Health |
| Faris Ahmad | Senior Medical Director and Associate Chief Medical Officer, Physician Success and Network Optimization | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan |
| Ayo Ajaiyeoba | Chief of Clinical Operations, Quality, and Strategy | Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas |
| Jason Aldous | Program Director, Planning & Business Strategy | Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont |
| Syed M. Ali | Associate Vice President, Strategy Implementation | EmblemHealth |
| Nishant Anand | President and Chief Executive Officer | Altais |
| Elizabeth Avila | Vice President of Sales | WellSky |
| Michael Bagel | Vice President, Policy | Alliance of Community Health Plans |
| Balu | Senior Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer | Quartz |
| Jonathan Baran | Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer | Self Fund Health |
| Brad Bauer | Senior VP & General Manager, Healthcare | LexisNexis Risk Solutions |
| Fahd Benjalil | Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer | Sharp Coronado Hospital |
| Mary Benson | Growth Strategy Director | Blue Cross of Idaho |
| Elizabeth Benz | Senior Vice President, Strategy and Government Relations | Network Health Plan |
| Julie Bogorad | Senior Counsel | Independence Blue Cross |
| Arnab Bose | Chief Scientific Officer | UST |
| Howard Brill | Senior Vice President, Population Health & Quality | Monroe Plan |
| Claire Brockbank | Director, Policy and Strategy | Building Service 32BJ Benefit Funds |
| Jared Brosch | Associate Professor of Neurology | Indiana University |
| Julia Bruner | Chief Medical Officer | Aetna OhioRISE |
| Kris Burns | Director, Provider Network Governance and Market Enablement | Humana |
| Brian Cardinell | Global Head of Payor Strategy, Solutions and Business Development | Amazon Web Services (AWS) |
| Todd Carlson | Senior Vice President, Engineering | CareSource |
| Caroline Carney | Chief Executive Officer | Magellan Health |
| Jonathan Cho | Vice President, Medicare Product, Strategy, and Innovation | Healthfirst |
| Ken Cohen | Chief Medical Officer | Optum Health |
| Ceci Connolly | President and Chief Executive Officer | Alliance of Community Health Plans |
| Mia Connolly | Director, Market P&L | Oscar Health |
| Kortney Cruz | Senior Vice President, Government Markets | Independence Blue Cross |
| Rishikesh P. Dalal | Regional Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Northeast Region | Humana |
| Raul Daza | Vice President, Payor and Provider Collaboration | GuideWell Health |
| Dennis Depenbusch | Director, New Ventures Initiative | Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. |
| Louis DeStefano | Senior Vice President, Growth | Oscar Health |
| Todd DeYoung | Associate Vice President, Clinical Vendor Management | Humana |
| Alex Ding | Chief Medical and Public Affairs Officer | DataSpring |
| Meredith Duncan | President and Chief Executive Officer | Texicare |
| Jennifer Eisberg | Vice President, Network Market Enablement | Aetna |
| Michael Ellis | Vice President, Corporate Development | Blue Shield of California |
| Mark El-Tawil | Chief Administration and Finance Executive | Blue Cross Blue Shield Arizona |
| Robert Eubanks | Strategic Advisor | NTT DATA |
| Melanie Fernando | President and Chief Executive Officer | Aetna Better Health of Illinois |
| Michael Fierro-Randazzo | Vice President, Health Plan Operations | Texicare |
| Sansei Fowler | Senior Medical Director | CVS Healthspire Payor Solutions |
| Laura Fox | Senior Director, Payment Innovation | Blue Shield of California |
| Thomas Friedman | Executive Administrator | North Carolina State Health Plan |
| Nancy Garrett | Vice President Market and Provider Analytics | Highmark Health |
| Cristal Gary | President and Chief Executive Officer | Meridian Health Plan of Illinois |
| Chris Gay | Chief Executive Officer | Evry Health |
| Thomas Gilbertson | Senior Vice President, AI and Automation | WellSense Health Plan |
| James Grana | Vice President, Value Based Care Programs, Network Development, and Contracting | BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina |
| Deborah Hammond | Vice President Medical Director | Healthfirst |
| Bridgette Haner | Senior Vice President and General Manager | WellSky |
| Luke Hansen | Chief Medical Officer | Arcadia |
| Caleb Hemmer | Vice President, Growth | Belong Health |
| Jessica A. Hohman | Associate Chief Medical Officer, Value-Based Care, Trend and Network | Cigna Healthcare |
| Melissa Honour | Vice President, Product | Stellarus |
| Aleesa Jansick | Senior Director, Government Programs | Sanford Health Plan |
| Karen Walker Johnson | Chief Executive Officer | Clever Care Health Plan |
| Chris Joyce | Partner, Payer Modernization Leader | PwC |
| Jacquelyne Kane | Clinical Program Officer, Diagnostic Solutions | EviCore by Evernorth |
| Gautam Kapur | Vice President, Head of Consumer Strategy | Humana |
| Vaish Katarey | Associate Vice President, Regulatory Compliance | Select Health |
| Vishal Kaushik | Director, Strategy Advancement, Membership and Claims Operations | Humana |
| Steve Kearney | Global Medical Director | SAS |
| Chad Kersting | Business Development Principal | EviCore by Evernorth |
| Ali Khan | Senior Advisor at Andreesen Horowitz and Abridge | Andreesen Horowitz and Abridge |
| Anwer Khan | Managing Director, Payer Consulting Services | Impact Advisors |
| Joy Kincaid | Vice President, Product Development and Innovation | Elevance Health |
| Kevin Knight | Chief Marketing Officer | Sidecar Health |
| Tiffany Kobashigawa | Director, Strategy Sales and Service | L.A. Care Health Plan |
| Kristen Kopski | Senior Medical Director | Medica |
| Matthew Krawse | Chief Revenue Officer | Zelis |
| Ifedayo Kuye | Senior Medical Director | Oscar health |
| Kevin Larsen | Senior Vice President, Clinical Innovation | Optum |
| Shawn Larsen | Vice President, Quality Stars | Medica |
| Umair Lateef | Associate Director, Digital Platforms | Humana |
| Jonathan Lee | Medical Director of Medical Policy | Elevance Health |
| Stella Lehmann | Market Director, Florida | Oscar Health |
| Magda Lenartowicz | Chief Medical and Innovation Officer | Clever Care Health Plan |
| Kathleen Leonard | SVP and Head of Payer Ontology Practice | Simplify Healthcare |
| Ben Lerer | Chief Executive Officer | Longevity Health Plan |
| Karen Lewis Smith | Vice President, Medicare and Individual Lines | PacificSource Health Plans |
| Kendall Lockhart | Founder and Chief Executive Officer | Me+U Care |
| Jamie Louma | Director, Strategy and Execution Clinical Decision Support | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan |
| Chris Lugo | Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer | Blue Cross Blue Shield Association |
| Joe Mangrum | Partner | ECG Management Consultants |
| David Mao | Divisional SVP, AI, Transformation, and PMO | Healthcare Services Corporation |
| Paul Markovich | President and Chief Executive Officer | Ascendiun |
| Brendan McLoughlin | President | e123 |
| Meghan Miller | Vice President, Provider Enablement | Optum |
| Rhonda Mims | Executive Vice President, Chief Public Affairs and Risk Officer | AmeriHealth Caritas |
| Sarah Moyer | Chief Medical Officer, Regional Vice President | Humana Healthy Horizons of Kentucky |
| Beejadi Mukunda | Vice President and Market Chief Medical Officer | CareSource |
| Rochelle Myers | Chief Growth Officer | WPS Health Solutions |
| Raj Nair | Chief Information and Administrative Officer | Presbyterian Healthcare Services |
| Siva Namasivayam | Chief Executive Officer | Cohere Health |
| Emily Newell | Vice President, Carrier Strategy | Take Command |
| Sharon A. Nichols | Executive Medical Director, Cardiovascular Solutions | EviCore by Evernorth |
| Jennie Nowak | Director of Population Health Activation | Priority Health |
| Oonagh O'Brien | Chief Executive Officer, Fuze Services | Fuze Health |
| Chris O'Donnell | Vice President, Provider Network Innovation and Strategy | Lifetime Healthcare Companies |
| Samantha Olds Frey | Vice President, Medicaid Regional President | Humana |
| Ganesh Padmanabhan | Founder and Chief Executive Officer | Autonomize AI |
| Wayne Pan | Medical Director | San Francisco Health Plan |
| Dipul Patadia | Associate Chief Medical Officer, Client Growth and Innovation | Cigna Healthcare |
| Lindsey Peugh | Staff Vice President Product Performance | Centene Corporation |
| Harlon Pickett | President | Eagle Care Health Solutions |
| Latha Raja Shankar | Chief Medical Officer and Vice President, Provider Relations | Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico |
| Anoop Raman | Chief Clinical Officer, Addiction Medicine Specialist | AbsoluteCare |
| Jonathan Randle | Director, Compliance Operations | Health Alliance Plan |
| Ruchir Ranjan | Chief Executive Officer | Simplify Healthcare |
| Mike Rapach | President and Chief Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Government Programs | CareFirst Community Health Plan Maryland |
| Christina Rassi | Chief Growth Officer | Evry Health |
| Kristen Recker | Executive Director, Provider Relations | Health Care Service Corporation |
| Beth Roberts | President and Chief Executive Officer | Blue Cross Blue Shield Vermont |
| Derek Robinson | Divisional Senior Vice President and Chief Health Officer | Health Care Services Corporation |
| Bruce Rogen | Chief Medical Officer, Cleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan; Chair | Cleveland Clinic Quality Alliance |
| Nick Rogers | Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer | Medica |
| Jon Rosen | Associate Vice President, Clinical Pharmacy | Humana |
| Amber Russo | Director of Product Strategy and Management, Diagnostic Solutions and Extended Clinical Solutions | EviCore by Evernorth |
| Andreana Santangelo | Chief Financial Officer | Aetna |
| Haley Sauder | Market Vice President, Clinical Oversight and Provider Experience | Humana |
| Hasan Shanawani | Former Associate Chief Medical Officer, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey; Senior Physician | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Pankhuri Sharma | Strategy and Operations Leader | Humana |
| Paula Shepherd | Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer | Banner Plans and Networks |
| Benjamin Shobert | Chief Operating Officer | United Healthcare |
| Alvia Siddiqi | Chief Medical Officer | Blue Cross Blue Shield, Illinois |
| Elizabeth Signorella | Senior Director, Payor Contracting | Clover Health |
| Jay Sivasailam | Vice President, Healthcare Strategy | Data Axle |
| Doug Smith | Chief Medical Officer, New Mexico and Utah | Cigna Healthcare |
| Emmitt Smith | Pro Football Hall of Fame Running Back, Businessman and Entrepreneur | (not set) |
| Nicholas Stefanizzi | Chief Executive Officer | Northwell Direct |
| Lisa Stephens | Svp, Chief Operating Officer - Insurance Segment | Humana Inc. |
| Douglas Stoddard | Director, Surgery & Robotics | CHRISTUS Health System |
| Monique Stoner | Vice President, Network Management Services | Oscar Health |
| Martina Lee Strickland | Head of Marketing, PR, and Brand | Clever Care Health Plan |
| Jennifer St. Thomas | Senior Vice President, Commercial and Medicare Markets | Mass General Brigham Health Plan |
| Justin Stubstad | Vice President, Operations Excellence | Centene Corporation |
| Ruchika Talwar | Medical Director, Episodes of Care | Vanderbilt Health |
| Vic Tandon | Director, Health Innovation Strategy | Stellarus |
| Audrey L. Tanksley | Chief Medical Officer | CountyCare |
| Bob Tavernier | Solutions Executive | Quest Analytics |
| Anthony Thompson | SVP, Healthcare Network Strategy | CDPHP |
| Brandy Thompson | Chief Executive Officer | Benefitbay |
| Ben Tiede | Executive Director | Global CEO Initiative on Alzheimer's Disease |
| Crissy Turino | Chief Operating Officer | CountyCare |
| Roger van Baaren | Chief Growth Officer | Geisinger Health Plan |
| Jessica Van Fleet-Green | Chief Medical Officer | PacificSource PACE LLC |
| Conrad Vial | President | Sutter Health Network |
| Jennifer Volm | Vice President, Medicare and Exchange Markets | Jefferson Health Plans |
| Gretchen Wagner | Associate Vice President, Risk Management | Humana |
| Ty Wang | Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer | Angle Health |
| Lee Washington | Senior Medical Director, National Accounts | Aetna |
| Maggie Williams | Senior Medical Director | MDLive by Evernorth |
| Jacqueline Wills | AVP, Robotic Services | Virtua Health |
| Brian Wilson | Chief Commercial Officer | Abridge |
| Anika Winters | Managing Director, Enterprise Clinical Strategy and Operations | The Cigna Group |
| David Wollenberg | Vice President, Enterprise Data and Analytics | Scan Health Plan |
| Devon Zoller | Executive Director and Medical Director | Cleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan |
