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Martha, the 8th president and CEO of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, has been a recognized leader in healthcare since 2005. Martha came to Blue Cross from DaVita, where for almost seven years she led the company’s critical shift from volume to value-based care, taking full financial and clinical accountability for kidney patients on behalf of commercial payers. Martha also oversaw patient experience and patient education at DaVita’s 2800 dialysis clinics nationwide. Prior to joining DaVita, Martha worked at Aetna for nearly a decade in various leadership roles. She led the company’s effort to deliver simple solutions to help consumers navigate the healthcare system. Martha helped to start up Aetna’s Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plan business; was responsible for Aetna’s national direct-to-consumer sales capability; and served as the general manager for the Northeast Region for Aetna’s Medicare and consumer segment, with full accountability for more than a billion dollars in P&L. Martha was a consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton from 2000 to 2005, focusing on growth strategies in the healthcare and media industries. She served in the Clinton Administration for more than six years in communications and legislative positions in The White House, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Martha earned her M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where she focused on strategy and managerial economics, and she received a B.A. in history from Swarthmore College. Martha served as executive director of the Aspen Group for five years, a non-partisan group of healthcare leaders dedicated to developing and promoting meaningful solutions that advance the health and healthcare of all Americans. She cares deeply about access to education and serves on the Kellogg Alumni Council, and recently stepped down from the Denver Scholarship Foundation board of directors, which provides tools, guidance and financial resources to Denver’s public school students to enroll in and graduate from postsecondary institutions of higher education. Martha is passionate about food security and is an active volunteer with community food organizations in Denver.

Steven (Steve) H. Grandfield is president and chief executive officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE). Previously, Grandfield served as executive vice president of strategy and innovation, talent, sales, marketing and products. Before coming to BCBSNE in 2003, Grandfield was senior vice president, general manager at First Data Corporation. He currently belongs to the AIM Institute, in addition to serving on the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) Board of Directors, the BCBSA Data Committee, the BCBSA Organization and Governance Committee and the Prime Therapeutics Board of Directors. Grandfield earned his bachelor’s degrees in business management from Northwest Missouri State, and in electrical engineering from the University of Nebraska. Grandfield is active in community service and currently serves on the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee. Previously, he served on the Ak-Sar-Ben Board of Councillors.

Brian D. Pieninck was named President and Chief Executive Officer of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield in May 2018 and assumed his duties in July of the same year. Prior to serving as President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Pieninck was CareFirst’s Chief Operating Officer. In that role, he was responsible for overseeing the company’s four Strategic Business Units (Consumer Direct, Small and Medium Group, Large Group/CareFirst Administrators, and Federal Employee Health Benefit Plan), as well as the company’s Technical and Operational Support division. Mr. Pieninck joined the company in 2015, and previously served as Executive Vice President for the company's Large Group Strategic Business Unit and CareFirst Administrators. In this role, he was responsible for the strategy, business development, and operational services for CareFirst’s largest and most complex commercial, state, labor and municipal customer segments. Prior to joining CareFirst, Mr. Pieninck was a member of Aetna’s executive leadership team where he held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility during a 19-year tenure, including President of Southeast National Accounts, and most recently, President of the Americas for Aetna International. Mr. Pieninck is a member of the boards of the Federal Employee Program Board of Managers, Special Olympics Maryland and the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore and is a member of the United Way’s Tocqueville Society. He received a Bachelor of Science in Business Studies Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University and is a graduate of Leadership Maryland’s Class of 2016.

Barry Gilway is a President and Chief Executive Officer at Citizens Property Insurance Corporation and is based in United States. She works or has worked at Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.

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David Anderson is a Board Member at IMPEDIMED LTD and President/CEO at HealthNow New York Inc. He has worked as Senior VP:PPO Products at HEALTH NET LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, VP/Chief Sales Officer at Health Net of California Inc, and Chief Executive Officer at Southern California Health Plan. David attended Kelley School of Business.

Jeff Bak is a President at ELAP Services, CEO at Health Plan Services Inc, and President/COO at Health Plan Services Inc and is based in Wayne Heights, Pennsylvania. He has worked as Reinsurance Broker at Peglar & Associates, Board Member- Kepro at Apax Partners, and Board Member - HPone at Peloton Equity. Jeffery studied at Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham, The Wharton School between 1999 and 1999, and Northwestern University - Kellogg Graduate School of Management.