Our Contributing Experts
Learn more about each of the Elevance Health leaders who contributed their expertise and knowledge to help create the 2022 Advancing Health Together: Progress Report.
Gail K. Boudreaux
President and Chief Executive Officer, Elevance Health
Gail Boudreaux serves as President and Chief Executive Officer at Elevance Health, where she leads the company in improving lives and communities, simplifying healthcare, and building trust with customers. Regarded for her ability to skillfully scale multibillion-dollar businesses, Boudreaux leverages her more than three decades of healthcare industry experience to helm one of America's largest health companies. Follow her on LinkedIn.
Hear from Gail Boudreaux in: Advancing Health Together
Peter Haytaian
EVP, Elevance Health and President, Carelon and CarelonRx
Peter D. Haytaian serves as Executive Vice President of Elevance Health, and President for Carelon and CarelonRx. He is responsible for the strategic direction, performance, and growth of Carelon's diversified assets and services. This includes pharmacy, behavioral health, complex and chronic care, and advanced analytics. He is also responsible for advancing integrated clinical care models and solutions that improve quality and health outcomes. Haytaian previously served Elevance Health as Executive Vice President and President of the Commercial and Specialty Business Division, the Government Business Division, Diversified Businesses and CarelonRx.
Hear from Peter Haytaian in: Connecting for Health
Morgan Kendrick
EVP, Elevance Health, and President, Commercial and Specialty Business Division
Morgan Kendrick serves as Executive Vice President of Elevance Health, and President for Elevance Health's Commercial and Specialty Business Division. He is responsible for the strategic direction, performance, and growth of Elevance Health's commercial business, which includes national accounts, individual and local group business, and specialty products. As a healthcare industry veteran of nearly 30 years, Kendrick capitalizes on his knowledge of the healthcare system to enhance the consumer experience through a whole-health approach, leveraging Elevance Health's innovative tools, partnerships, and offerings. Follow him on LinkedIn.
Hear from Morgan Kendrick in: Commercial Population
Felicia Norwood
EVP, Elevance Health, and President, Government Business Division
Felicia F. Norwood serves as Executive Vice President and President for Elevance Health's Government Business Division, where she is responsible for the strategic direction and all operations related to the company's Medicaid, Medicare, and federal government solutions businesses. Norwood has more than 25 years of experience in healthcare operations, policy, strategy, and management in both the public and private sectors. Follow her on LinkedIn.
Hear from Felicia Norwood in: Committing to Whole Health
Shantanu Agrawal, MD
Chief Health Officer, Elevance Health
Shantanu Agrawal, MD, MPhil, is Chief Health Officer at Elevance Health, where he oversees the enterprise whole-health strategy, including medical policy and clinical quality, as well as our industry-leading work to address health-related social needs and health equity. Passionate about improving health outcomes and reducing disparities, Dr. Agrawal draws on his clinical and business expertise to push for a more equitable health space for the people Elevance Health serves. Accordingly, he also leads Elevance Health's community health strategy and the Elevance Health Foundation. Outside of Elevance Health, Dr. Agrawal serves on numerous boards and committees that deepen his commitment to advancing health. Follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Hear from Dr. Shantanu Agrawal in: Committing to Whole Health
Ashok Chennuru
Global Chief Data & Insights Officer and Interim Lead of Carelon Digital Platforms
Ashok Chennuru serves as Global Chief Data & Insights Officer and Interim Lead of Carelon Digital Platforms. Chennuru oversees the responsibility of carrying out the vision of Carelon Digital Platforms and bringing to life digital solutions that enhance healthcare outcomes and accelerate growth by reimagining care delivery, operations, and consumer experiences. He uses data analytics to drive a digital-first approach across the company's artificial intelligence (AI), exponential technology, service experience, and innovation portfolios, as well as the commercialization efforts of digital capabilities for consumers, care providers, and the health ecosystem.
Prior to his current role, Chennuru served as Vice President of Enterprise Data and Analytics and Director of Enterprise Information Architecture. Before joining Elevance Health, he was an Enterprise Technologist at Liberty Mutual for six years. He has over two decades of industry experience where he has played a critical role in driving innovation and growth. Follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Hear from Ashok Chennuru in: Building a Digital Platform for Health
Kyle Weber
Chief Strategy Officer, Elevance Health
Kyle Weber serves as Chief Strategy Officer for Elevance Health. He is responsible for developing Elevance Health's enterprise strategy and growth plans, as well as continuing to expand our focus on delivering innovative solutions to all stakeholders.
Before joining Elevance Health in 2021, Weber was a partner in the Chicago office of McKinsey & Company, where he most recently led service and client development for Blue Cross Blue Shield plans across the U.S. Prior to his role at McKinsey, Weber was part of Booz & Company's global healthcare practice and focused on payer and provider strategy development. He previously served as a corporate attorney at Goodwin Law.
Hear from Kyle Weber in: The Case for Change
Bryony Winn
President, Health Solutions, Elevance Health
As President of Health Solutions, Bryony Winn is responsible for ensuring that the tens of millions of people in Elevance Health's family of health plans have access to quality, affordable care. Winn is accountable for building and managing relationships with care providers, total cost of care, clinical strategy, advanced analytics, and more. Previously Chief Strategy Officer, Winn was the architect of Elevance Health's enterprise strategy to become a lifetime, trusted health partner to stakeholders from across the healthcare ecosystem. Follow her on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Hear from Bryony Winn in: Contracting for Outcomes and Forward Together
Cathy Campbell
President, CareMore Health and Aspire Health
Cathy Campbell is President of CareMore Health and Aspire Health, where she compassionately leads teams supporting care delivery for patients with chronic, complex, and advanced-stage illness.
She brings more than 30 years of healthcare leadership experience, including senior roles at Molina Healthcare, Blue Shield of California, and Coventry Health. Most recently, Campbell served as principal of CBC Advisers, providing advisory and consulting services to national healthcare startups. She has a proven track record of leading Medicare and Medicaid businesses, a deep passion for solving challenges affecting vulnerable populations, and is recognized for her expertise in growing and transforming healthcare organizations.
She is founder of Wish Upon a Cure, a nonprofit foundation for pediatric mitochondrial disease research, and currently serves on the board for UC San Diego School of Medicine, Mitochondrial and Metabolic Disease Center. She holds bachelor of science and master of arts degrees from the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
Hear from Cathy Campbell in: Palliative Care Integration
Sophie Clarke, MD
Staff VP, Clinical and Strategic Partnerships
As Head of Clinical Domain Strategy and Partnerships for Elevance Health, Sophie Clarke, MD, is responsible for thoughtfully guiding the company to drive improved clinical outcomes, affordability, access, and experience through both internally delivered and partnership-supported clinical programs. Dr. Clarke is responsible for driving Elevance Health's maternal and child health, adult health, and oncology strategies, evaluating and recommending strategic clinical partnerships, and delivering comprehensive disease management programs to Elevance Health's Commercial and Medicaid populations. Before joining Elevance Health in June 2020, Dr. Clarke was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, where she provided strategic and operational counsel to a wide range of healthcare clients, including providers, payers, philanthropic organizations, and state governments. Dr. Clarke received her MD from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and her BA from Middlebury College.
Hear from Dr. Sophie Clarke in: Complementary Clinical Programs
Aimée Dailey
President, Medicaid
Aimée K. Dailey is President, Medicaid for Elevance Health. Dailey serves alongside the Government Business Division Senior Leadership Team to drive better, more affordable care within our existing and new diverse Medicaid markets. In this role, she focuses on strengthening publicly funded healthcare programs to improve lives and local communities. Through its Government Business Division, Elevance Health manages healthcare services for more than 15 million people, including more than 11 million people covered by Medicaid programs in 26 markets.
Hear from Aimée Dailey in: Medicaid Population
Darrell Gray, II, MD
Chief Health Equity Officer, Elevance Health
Darrell M. Gray, II, MD, MPH, FACG, serves as Chief Health Equity Officer at Elevance Health. He leads efforts to guide and inform Elevance Health's work advancing health equity and whole health for all its consumers, associates, and the communities in which they live. His work includes partnering across all business lines to embed health equity by design into processes, data analysis and reporting, programs, and offerings that will optimize whole health, consumer experience, and care provider enablement. Dr. Gray also represents Elevance Health in high-profile community and public health policy panels, coalitions, and advisory groups. Follow him on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Hear from Dr. Darrell Gray, II in: Health Equity by Design
Tiffany Inglis, MD
Medical Director, Enterprise Clinical Operations
Tiffany Inglis, MD, is the Clinical Medical Director in Population Health, focused on maternal child and women's health. She is responsible for supporting analytics, program development, and partnerships around programs that target supporting women, children, and families. Before she was in her current role, she was the Director of Medical Operations at Elevance Health in the Commercial Ohio market. Prior to joining Elevance Health, she practiced medicine as an obstetrician/gynecologist in the Central Ohio area where she resides. She cared for people in urban, rural, and incarcerated settings. Dr. Inglis earned her medical degree from Medical College of Ohio and her bachelor of science from The Ohio State University. She enjoys spending time with her family and as a former college athlete continues to remain active.
Hear from Dr. Tiffany Inglis in: Complementary Clinical Programs
Omar Latif, MD
VP, Medicare Clinical Operations
Omar Latif, MD, has been with Elevance Health since 2009. As the Chief Medical Officer for the Medicare business, he has responsibility for clinical operations including Utilization Management and Case Management.
Prior to Elevance Health, Dr. Latif was at the management consulting firm of McKinsey and Company. There, he had diverse experience in the payer-provider and pharmaceutical sectors. His previous work ranged from developing and implementing overhaul of a large integrated delivery network to relaunching a pharma client's core therapeutic product.
He has clinical practice experience in a variety of settings, including a managed care environment and a large academic medical center. His education includes an undergraduate degree from Harvard, an MD from Stanford, internal medicine training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and post-doctoral gastroenterology training at UCLA.
Hear from Dr. Omar Latif in: Medicare Population
Glenn MacFarlane
President, Carelon Behavioral Health
Glenn MacFarlane is President of Carelon Behavioral Health, where he leads an organization committed to improving the health and well-being of individuals coping with mental health and substance use conditions.
With over 30 years of healthcare experience, MacFarlane is a recognized industry leader with deep expertise in building strong Medicare and Medicaid organizations. Most recently, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Aetna's New Jersey market, and Northeast Territory leader for Aetna's Medicaid business. Prior to Aetna, MacFarlane was President and Chief Executive Officer of Affinity Health Plan of New York and has held various other leadership roles within healthcare and financial services.
MacFarlane holds a bachelor of science degree in business administration, public accounting from Iona College, and a health care administration certification from the University of Missouri.
Hear from Glenn MacFarlane in: Behavioral Health Integration
Paul Marchetti
President, CarelonRx
Paul Marchetti is President of CarelonRx, where he advances an integrated, whole-person approach to pharmacy care delivery and drives programs and strategies that lead to improved affordability and outcomes.
Marchetti has more than 25 years of payer and provider experience in healthcare delivery systems, business operations, product development, population health, and technology solutions. Most recently, he was Chief Growth Officer of New Century Health and has previously held various leadership roles with Aetna, UnitedHealth Group, and other leading health organizations.
Marchetti received a bachelor of applied science in healthcare management from Springfield College and a master of business administration from the University of New Haven. He currently serves on the board of directors for Availity, LLC, The Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare, Inc. (CAQH), The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA), DomaniRx, and CivicaScript.
Hear from Paul Marchetti in: Pharmacy Integration
Elena McFann
President, Medicare & Government Business Division, Elevance Health
Elena McFann is a senior executive for Elevance Health's Government Business Division and is currently President of Elevance Health's Medicare business. She is responsible for strategy, financial performance, and operational execution for Elevance Health's portfolio of plans serving 2.8 million older adults and other Medicare-eligible individuals in 23 states.
Previously, McFann was President of Elevance Health's east region Medicare business, after having served as President of the Medicaid west region. Prior to Elevance Health, McFann held several senior executive and leadership roles at UnitedHealthcare. McFann has more than 25 years of experience as a managed care executive, leading teams that deliver innovation and improve access to quality, affordable healthcare.
McFann graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. She earned her MBA from Southern Methodist University and a master of health care delivery science degree from Dartmouth College. Follow her on LinkedIn.
Hear from Elena McFann in: Medicare Population
Anthony Nguyen, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Elevance Health
Anthony Nguyen, MD, is a seasoned healthcare executive with over 20 years of industry experience. In his current role as Chief Medical Officer for Elevance Health, he oversees clinical care for over 47 million lives. He has a passion around process re-engineering while infusing digital tools to amplify the work of our 6,000 clinical staff. Prior to joining Elevance Health, Dr. Nguyen was SVP of Population Health at UnitedHealth Group. His responsibilities included accountable care organizations (ACO)/care coordination organizations (CCO) care delivery channels, member engagement programs, and national HEDIS teams that measured outcomes. His achievements included bringing over 85% of the nation's largest Medicare Advantage membership in four-Star plans.
Hear from Dr. Anthony Nguyen in: Collaborating for Success and Simplifying Administration and Sharing Data
Marcus Wilson, PharmD
VP & Chief Analytics Officer, Elevance Health
Marcus Wilson, PharmD, is Elevance Health's Chief Analytics Officer. In this role, he has accountability for the Enterprise Analytics Core, a hub and spoke leadership collaboration model focused on maximizing the value and impact of insight development efforts. He is responsible for defining and implementing an enterprise analytics strategy to support the company's continued evolution as an insights-driven organization. Dr. Wilson has administrative oversight accountability for Elevance Health's Healthcare Financial Analytics and Health Economics organizations, and for Carelon Research.
Dr. Wilson is extensively involved in national policy forums aimed at evolving the development and use of real-world data to accelerate healthcare evidence development. Prior to cofounding Carelon Research, he spent seven years on faculty at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and established and managed a clinical practice within a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware integrated delivery system, where he oversaw the clinical decision support, pharmacy policy, and clinical trials programs.
Hear from Dr. Marcus Wilson in: Measuring Health Matters
Qi Zhou, MD
VP, Quality Strategy & Management, Elevance Health
Qi Zhou, MD, is Vice President, Enterprise Quality Strategy and Management at Elevance Health. He is responsible for the enterprise quality oversight for all lines of business in quality strategy development to elevate the enterprise quality performance and health equity. Dr. Zhou has over two decades of leadership in quality performance improvement, NCQA accreditation, health informatics, Star ratings, and risk adjustment. He led diverse functional teams and developed whole-health outcomes and health equity-focused performance measurement systems to support population health, provider value payment, patient safety, member experience and business growth. Dr. Zhou graduated from Shanghai Medical University School of Medicine, Bryant University Graduate School of Management, and Harvard Chan School of Public Health.
Hear from Dr. Qi Zhou in: Measuring Health Matters