Chairman of the Board
Vicky Gregg
CEO, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee; former President and COO, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee; former President and CEO, Volunteer State Health Plan; former Vice President, Humana Inc.; board member, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare, University of Tennessee Chattanooga Foundation, Chattanooga State Community College Foundation, The Enterprise Center, Nashville Healthcare Council, Tennessee Healthcare Consortium for Nursing, Allied Arts of Chattanooga, United Way of Chattanooga, and the Women's Leadership Institute; adjunct faculty, East Tennessee State University Department of Nursing; appointed by Senator Frist (R-TN) to serve on National Commission on Systemic Interoperability and appointed by Tennessee Governor Bredesen to serve on Governor's Roundtable for TennCare.
Vice-Chairman of the Board
J. Bradley Wilson
President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina; former President and Chief Operating Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina; former General Counsel to Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. of North Carolina; former practicing attorney with a Juris Doctorate degree from Wake Forest University School of Law; also holds a BA degree from Appalachian State University and an MA from Duke University; serves on the Board of Visitors of Wake Forest University School of Law, as well as several other boards of directors.
Board of Directors
H.R. Brereton (Gubby) Barlow
President and CEO, Premera Blue Cross comprised of Blue Cross of Washington & Alaska and Medical Services Corporation of Eastern Washington; former COO, Premera Blue Cross; former CFO, AHI Healthcare Systems, Inc.; former CFO, Health Net, a subsidiary of Health Systems International; former partner, Deloitte & Touche.
Angela F. Braly
Chair, President and CEO, WellPoint, Inc.; former EVP, General Counsel and Chief Public Affairs officer for WellPoint; received her JD from Southern Methodist University School of Law and her undergraduate degree from Texas Tech University; recognized by the St. Louis Business Journal as one of the "25 Most Influential Women in Business for 2000;" named one of Modern Healthcare's "Top 25 Women in Healthcare" in 2007.
Andrew Dreyfus
President and CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts; former EVP, Health Care Services, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts; served on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Special Commission on the Health Care Payment System; former President, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation; former EVP, Massachusetts Hospital Association; former Massachusetts Underssecretary for Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation.
John D. Forsyth
Chairman and CEO, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield; former president and CEO, Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer for Hospitals, and Director of Medical Center Personnel for the University of Michigan Health System; board member, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) and Inter-Plan Programs Committee; member, BCBSA Health Policy and Legislation Committee and District X Plan President's Group; chair of the board and executive committee for 2001, Greater Des Moines Partnership; chair of the board and executive committee for 1999-2000 and 2000-2001, United Way of Central Iowa; President, Federation of Iowa Insurers for 2001 and 2002; chair, Investment Committee, Association of American Medical Colleges; member, board of directors of Des Moines Development Corporation, Greater Des Moines Committee, Choose Des Moines Committee, Iowa Business Council, Health Services Foundation Board of Directors, and Society of Health Service Administrators; president and treasurer of the Michigan Health Corporation, chair of the M-CARE Board of Directors, member of the Administrative Board of the Association of American Medical Colleges Council of Teaching Hospitals, COTH representative to the AAMC Assembly and chair of the AAMC Investment Committee.
Patrick Geraghty
President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida; former President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota; former Senior Vice President, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey; formerly served in leadership positions with Prudential Insurance Company. Former advisory panel member, Deloitte Center for Health Care Solutions; former chair, American Confernce on Diversity. A graduate of Colgate University, he is a frequent speaker on a range of health care topics.
W. David Helms, PhD
Director, LMI Center for Health Reform; former President and CEO, AcademyHealth; senior advisor, National Health Policy Conference; senior advisor, The Robert Wood Johnson's State Coverage Initiatives Program; senior advisor, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality User Liaison Program; President and CEO, Coalition for Health Services; founder and former president, Alpha Center.
Patricia Hemingway Hall
President and CEO, Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC); former Executive Vice President, former Chief Operating Officer, HCSC; former President, former Chief Operating Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas; holds a bachelor's degree in nursing from Michigan State University and a master's degree in public health from the University of Michigan.
Robert A. Marino
President and CEO, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. A Rutgers University graduate, he began his career at Blue Shield of New Jersey, as the company was then known, 38 years ago. He spent several years at Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield in New York City, where he served as Assistant Vice President of Professional Benefits Administration and Vice President of National Accounts. He returned to Horizon BCBSNJ and, in 1997, became Senior Vice President of Market Business Units. In 2008, he was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, a role in which he oversaw all operations, including the service, healthcare management, information technology, and sales divisions of the company.
Kenneth R. Melani, MD
President and CEO, Highmark Inc.; former President, Executive Vice President of Strategic Business Development, and Corporate Medical Director, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield; former president and CEO, West Penn Cares, Inc.; board certified in Internal Medicine; Member, American Medical Society, American Society of Internal Medicine, American College of Physician Executives; Board Member, various community organizations and charities.
Alphonso O'Neil-White
President and CEO, HealthNow New York Inc., d/b/a BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York and BlueShield of Northeastern New York; former Senior Vice President and General Counsel, HealthNow New York Inc.; former Vice President and General Counsel, America's Health Insurance Plans; former labor counsel, Humana, Inc.; former general counsel, Group Health Association, Inc.; board member, BlueCross Blue Shield Association; director, Buffalo Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; chair, National Conference for Community and Justice of Western New York, Inc.; member, Council of Buffalo State College; trustee, Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
David S. Pankau
President and CEO, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina; former COO, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina; former president, BlueCross BlueShield insurance division; former president, BlueChoice HealthPlan of South Carolina; previously with the State of South Carolina’s Health and Human Services Finance Commission; is serving or has served on the boards of directors of Healthy Learners, Junior Achievement, the South Carolina Youth Advocate Program, and Saint Lawrence Place; member of the Executive Committee of the Columbia Heart Association; holds a bachelor’s degree in health administration from Eastern Illinois University and a master’s degree in public health from the University of South Carolina School of Public Health.
Pamela A. Wheelock
Interim President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota; Chair, Board of Directors, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota; previously with the Bush Foundation; former EVP and CFO, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment; former Minnesota Finance Commissioner and advisor to Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura; former Director of Planning and Economic Development for St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman.
Mark White
President and CEO, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield; former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. With Arkansas BCBS since 1970, formerly Chairman, Arkansas Life & Disability Insurance Guaranty Association and Vice Chairman of Arkansas Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool. Serves on board of directors of USAble Corporation, USAble Life, HMO Partners, Baptist Health Foundation, Little Rock Club, Life and Specialty Ventures, LLC, and Pinnacle Business Solutions, Inc. He is a graduate of Hendrix College and received his CPA designation in 1972.