Fall 2025 Conference Speaker Bios
Rebecca Adkins
Rebecca Adkins serves as senior vice president of enterprise population health at Jefferson Health in southeastern Pennsylvania. The Jefferson Enterprise includes Jefferson Health Plans, Thomas Jefferson University, and Jefferson Health. In this role, she leads value based transformation for over 750,000 lives across the health system. Rebecca manages over $160 million in value based revenue across 3 MSSP ACOs and 50 value based contracts in all lines of business. Rebecca joined Jefferson Health from Ascension where she served as national vice president of population health operations for 14 markets and 1 million lives. At Ascension, Rebecca built a national structure and operations model to manage a portfolio of over 200 value based arrangements, employee benefit lives, and 8 Medicare ACOs. Rebecca has over 20 years’ experience in healthcare working in direct to employer arrangements, telehealth, quality, community health and value based care. Rebecca is a current National Association of ACOs board member serving on the executive committee and is an adjunct professor with Thomas Jefferson University School of Population Health. Rebecca received her bachelors and masters of health administration from Indiana University.
Drew Albano
Drew Albano, MD, is a board-certified physician and healthcare executive currently serving as vice president at Atlantic Health System and the president of Atlantic Accountable Care Organization (ACO). With a career spanning clinical practice, medical education, and systems leadership, he brings a unique lens to the future of value-based care, primary care transformation, and population health strategy. A firm believer in cross-sector partnerships, Dr. Albano has championed collaborations that unite providers, payers, and technology innovators to achieve better outcomes. He is also an advocate for the responsible application of artificial intelligence to elevate both clinical decision-making and provider well-being.
Maria Alexander
Maria Alexander is the executive vice president at Coral Health Advisors, where she also serves as a partner. She has over a decade of experience in value-based care design and operations. As vice president of Population Health Operations at Mount Sinai Health System, she oversaw various aspects of their clinically integrated network. Maria also spent six years at CMS, contributing to the development of the Pioneer ACO Model and other initiatives. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Tufts University.
Paulo Andre
Paulo Andre, M.D. is a neurologist, former MIT genetics researcher, and CEO and founder of MDinteractive. He founded MDinteractive’s registry in 1995 to enhance patient outcomes using clinical data. He is a former ACO medical director in the Boston area who achieved substantial savings in value-based commercial and Medicare contracts. His distinctive expertise in CMS value-based programs, combined with his fervor for technological innovation, has shaped MDinteractive’s mission. The company excels by merging technology and expertise to advance patient health, especially in tools supporting the APM Performance Pathway. Dr. Andre serves on PQM’s PRMR Clinician Committee, which advises HHS/CMS on measures for MIPS, MSSP, and Medicare Parts C & D.
Dave Ault
David Ault, JD, is counsel at Ropes & Gray, LLP where he focuses his practice on advising complex health systems, health care providers and payers on the regulatory, contracting, compliance and litigation aspects of health insurance. He routinely advises clients on the analytical underpinnings of government health insurance models and regulations, the inner workings of the regulatory bodies that develop these systems, as well as the compliance challenges and litigation risks that health insurance stakeholders face. David brings an insider’s understanding to the regulatory challenges and opportunities in the ever-changing health insurance space. As a former government litigator and authority on alternative payment models under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), he now advises health care providers and payers on regulatory, compliance and litigation issues in health insurance, focusing on value-based contracting. He also provides counsel on complex issues arising from pharmaceutical manufacturer government price calculation and reporting practices. David has spent years on the forefront of key industry trends and shifts, including the broader transition to value-based reimbursement. He spent almost a decade with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, including serving as director of the Division of Financial Risk within the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (a subset of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)).
Jennifer “Jen” Bailey
Jennifer “Jen” Bailey, DNP, RN, began her nursing career with Trinity Health in 1995 serving in acute and ambulatory settings in Battle Creek and Muskegon markets. In 2016 Jen transitioned to the Trinity Health system office and is currently serving as the director of ambulatory clinical operations, leading clinical and quality improvement programs across Trinity Health’s national footprint. She earned her associate degree in nursing from Kellogg Community College and bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees in nursing from the University of Detroit Mercy. Jen holds certificates in health system management and outcomes performance management from the University of Detroit Mercy and certified managed care nurse from the American Board of Managed Care Nursing. She is a member of the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing.
Dan Bair
Dan Bair is vice president of Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs) at Jefferson Health. He is a seasoned healthcare leader with nearly two decades of experience in the Philadelphia region, specializing in population health and healthcare service line administration. Holding a master of science in health administration from St. Joseph’s University and a bachelor of science in biology/respiratory therapy from Millersville University, Dan possesses a deep understanding of both clinical and administrative aspects of healthcare. His expertise lies in building and optimizing CINs. For the past eight years, Dan has successfully developed, led, and unified CINs, culminating in the January 2024 integration of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic’s 3 formerly disparate CINs as regional executive director. Prior to this, he spearheaded the launch and growth of the legacy Mercy Accountable Care as executive director. Dan now leads the diverse portfolio of value-based entities for Jefferson Health, which includes multiple regional CINs, PHOs, ACOs, and the recently founded Population Health Services Organization (PHSO) as vice president of Jefferson’s Clinically Integrated Network. He is a proven expert in value-based care and alternative payment models, Dan has implemented and managed numerous commercial payer arrangements and several MSSPs. He consistently collaborates with physicians to enhance quality, improve patient outcomes and satisfaction, and reduce healthcare costs while increasing access to care.
Rebecca Baker
Rebecca “Becki” Baker, BSN, RN, BS Ed is a nationally recognized healthcare strategist and value-based care (VBC) innovator with over 30 years of experience spanning acute and post-acute care, clinical operations, education, and executive leadership. As founder and CEO of Synergy 3C – The Clinical Consulting Cooperative, she has designed and implemented dynamic clinical and business models for a wide range of healthcare organizations, guiding startups through growth, VBC transformation, and successful acquisitions. Becki currently serves as VBC Platform Lead for Care Transformation Studio and is a sought-after thought leader on value-based care, health equity, and population health innovation. She has been featured in multiple podcasts and vlogs and has presented nationally, including at the World Conference Forum’s Population Health Summit. In 2025, she co-hosted a statewide Health Equity Conference in Tennessee, convening healthcare leaders, policymakers, and nonprofits to address systemic gaps in access and quality.
Edo Banach
Edo Banach is a partner at Foley Hoag, and co-chair of their Healthcare Department where he provides counsel to clients in the post-acute and long-term care industries, addressing a broad spectrum of legal, regulatory, and policy issues. His work spans areas such as special needs plans (SNPs), the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE), and home and community-based services (HCBS). He advises organizations on both state and federal regulatory matters, with particular focus on fraud and abuse compliance, The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), privacy and consent requirements, and administrative appeals. Edo previously served as president and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, where he led efforts before the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the White House. He has also served as the Deputy Director of CMS’ Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office.
Mike Barbati
Mike Barbati is currently the vice president of government and value-based programs at Advocate Aurora Health, where he oversees the strategy and operations of the organizations to Medicare ACO’s, BPCI-A program and Commercial Bundles Strategy. He also leads Advocate Aurora’s population health innovations work, which is focused on using human-centered design to leverage technology and change management principles to improve the quality and cost position of Advocate Aurora’s value-based contracts. Prior to his current role Mr. Barbarti served in several progressive roles with Advocate Aurora Health’s corporate office related to supply chain, finance, clinical cost reduction, large-scale change management and Value-Based care. He is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a former faculty member at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
Henish Bhansali
Dr. Henish Bhansali is a leader in value-based care (VBC), serving as the chief medical officer of Medical Home Network (MHN), where he leads VBC transformation for 350,000+ Medicaid and Medicare patients at FQHCs across eight states. Previously as VP and senior medical director of care navigation at Oak Street Health, he developed specialty and diagnostic care strategies including network sculpting and integrating e-consults for 100,000+ Medicare Advantage (MA) patients, across 22 states. In 2021, he joined Duly as senior VP of MA, managing a $840M budget for 90,000 full-risk MA and REACH patients, focusing on total cost of care, HEDIS/STARS performance, care model design and delivery, population health, and payor relationships. Dr. Bhansali has formal training in VBC from HBS, serves on the NAACOS Education Committee, is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, is a Presidential Leadership Scholar, and holds board certification in internal and obesity medicine. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois, teaching population health in their MHA program.
Andrew Borgia
Andrew Borgia is director of strategic accounts at PointClickCare. He has spent the last 15 years in the healthcare industry. In the first 5 years of his journey, he engaged post-acute communities on pharmacy services to support their patient population medication needs. Over the last 10 years, at PointClickCare, Mr. Borgia has worked closely with hospitals, health systems, ACOs, RBEs and providers on ways to better collaborate with their patients as they move through the healthcare ecosystem and succeed in value-based care.
Katie Boyer
Katie Boyer is the senior director of policy and government affairs at Agilon Health, where she leads advocacy strategy, policy development, and serves as the primary liaison to policymakers and partners in Washington, D.C. She brings over 14 years of federal healthcare policy experience, including nearly nine years at Nemours Children’s Health, focusing on Medicaid innovation, value-based care, and telehealth. Her background also includes roles at HIMSS, NCSL, and the Indiana House of Representatives. Katie holds a BA in political science from Butler University and an MPPA from Northwestern University.
Tori Bratcher
Tori Bratcher is director of alternative payment models (APMs) for Trinity Health. She is responsible for the strategy and operations of Trinity’s national alternative payment models including being the ACO executive for the Trinity Integrated Care MSSP, one of the nation’s largest ACOs. Within the ACO, she is accountable for compliance, quality reporting, network management, and ACO governance. Ms. Bratcher works collaboratively with system and local physician and business unit leaders to drive population health and clinical integration success with the providers and practices across the system. Prior to her role at Trinity, she was the executive director of population health operations at Indiana University Health where she managed a portfolio of risk contracts and the teams that drove population health success. Ms. Bratcher graduated with a master’s in health administration from University of Illinois Chicago and bachelor’s in biology & pre-med from Indiana Wesleyan University.
Allison Brennan
Allison Brennan brings over 20 years of health policy experience, supporting ACOs, medical practices, associations, and other stakeholders in navigating federal programs and regulations. She advocates for legislative and regulatory changes that strengthen value-based care and improve outcomes for providers and patients. Ms. Brennan holds a masters of public policy and a B.A. in government and economics.
Alex Brennsteiner
Alex Brennsteiner, MHA, is interim director – Clinically Integrated Network at Allegheny Health Network (AHN), a 14-hospital system and 3,500-provider Clinically Integrated Network and Manager, Strategic Program Integration at Helion, a health care technology and services company that collaborates with post-acute providers to transform home and community care through technology solutions, data and reporting, and consulting from subject matter experts. Alex has been with the enterprise since 2014. In his current role, Alex leads CIN governance and operations, post-acute partnerships and strategy, and operations for the organization’s transitional care management technology vendor.
Wade Brosius
Wade Brosius is board certified in Family Practice and has privileges at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center and Phoenixville Hospital. Dr. Brosius earned his medical degree at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he also completed his internship and residency. He is a member of the American College of Family Practice and the American Osteopathic Association and has been in practice for more than 20 years.
Emily Brower
Emily Brower served as senior vice president of clinical integration and physician services for Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation, serving more than 30 million people across 22 states. In this role, she provided leadership and strategic direction within the evolving accountable health care environment, with an emphasis on clinical integration and transformation under alternative payment models. Ms. Brower joined Trinity Health from Atrius Health, where she last served as vice president of population health. Prior to Atrius Health, Ms. Brower spent fifteen years in operational, financial, and contracting leadership roles at Urban Medical Group, a Massachusetts non-profit health care organization specializing in the care of medically complex, chronically ill populations across a community-based, long-term care continuum. Ms. Brower received her BA from Smith College and MBA from the New York University Stern School of Business.
Lisa Buczkowski
Lisa Buczkowski is a strategy consultant with Oliver Wyman, where she partners with ACO clients to translate analytics into actionable strategies for financial and clinical success. She focuses on participant recruitment and retention, annual ACO elections and structure, and performance planning interventions such as HCC capture and site-of-service optimization. Ms. Buczkowski has more than 20 years of experience across healthcare providers and payers, including leadership at Buffalo Medical Group, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, and UnitedHealthcare. She holds an MBA in information systems and a B.S. in accounting from the University of Dayton.
Kimberly Busenbark
Kimberly Busenbark is CEO of Wilems Resource Group and has served as the named compliance officer for more than 50 MSSP, NextGen and REACH ACOs since 2012. After beginning her career in Medicare Advantage compliance, Kimberly began working with ACOs during the first wave of the MSSP and spent the first three years of the program as the ACO compliance officer for Collaborative Health Systems’ 35 MSSP ACOs. She started Wilems Resource Group in 2014. Kimberly is a graduate of Texas A&M University where she received a bachelor’s of business administration in marketing and management, and of The University of Houston Law Center, where she received her juris doctorate before being admitted to the State Bar of Texas.
Sean Cavanaugh
Sean Cavanaugh is Aledade’s chief policy officer. Sean has previously served as the deputy administrator and director of the Center for Medicare at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. He was responsible for overseeing the regulation and payment of Medicare fee-for-service providers, privately-administered Medicare health plans, and the Medicare prescription drug program. Previously Sean was the deputy director for programs and policy in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, where he was responsible for overseeing the development and testing of new payment and service delivery models, including ACOs and medical homes. Prior to that, Sean was director of health care finance at the United Hospital Fund. He has also served in senior positions at Lutheran Healthcare, the New York City Mayor’s Office of Health Insurance Access, and the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health.
Diwen Chen
As the Sr. Director of Payer Policy, Diwen leads NAACOS’ work around accountable care arrangements across payers, identifying policy and sharing operational solutions that encourage adoption, growth, and success in value-based contracts across various lines of business. Diwen has 15 years of experience in value-based care and payment model design & implementation. Previously on the payer side, Diwen served as the staff VP of Payment Innovation, Value-Based Solutions for Elevance Health and Sr. Director of Payment Model Development at Aetna/CVS, launching programs such as the next generation of commercial ACOs, Prospective Ortho bundled payments, and hospital at home/home recovery care programs to further extend the continuity of care into the home setting. During her tenure on the provider side, Diwen served as the Executive Director, Payment Innovation at Dignity Health (now CommonSpirit Health) responsible for large-scale adoption of CMS Innovation demonstrations such as bundled payments, Medicare Shared Savings Programs, and CA Medi-Cal program execution. Diwen currently serves as a Managing Director/Advisor for Monarch Advisory Services, a boutique consulting firm supporting community-based organizations and risk-bearing entities focused on social health innovation for vulnerable populations. Diwen received her MPH in Health Care Management from Yale School of Public Health and BS in Biology from Texas A&M University.
Joyce Colton
Joyce Colton, RN, MSN, MPH, currently serves as the national director of ACO operations and innovation at Ascension, a role she has held since joining the organization in 2022. In this capacity, Joyce supports ten Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) across eight states. She also leads national efforts related to the evaluation, application, and management of CMS Innovation Center programs for Ascension. Joyce holds a master of public health in health services management from UCLA, where she was part of a team that launched a medical home program for chronically ill patients at Los Angeles General Medical Center. She also served as a project manager at Kaiser Permanente, leading initiatives focused on IT implementation and patient safety improvements. After earning her master of science in nursing from Rush University, Joyce played a key role in clinical quality and practice transformation at Chicago Family Health Center and Rush University System for Health (RUSH). In 2017, she became manager of value-based care at RUSH, overseeing participation in the MSSP, Oncology Care Model, and Bundled Payments for Care Improvement – Advanced. She also served as the organization’s ACO compliance official.
Brandon Danz
Brandon Danz, PhD, is the vice president of population health at WellSpan Health, overseeing value-based care models, payer partnerships, and care delivery initiatives across central Pennsylvania. He manages an Enhanced Track Medicare ACO that has achieved more than $74 million in savings, along with partnerships across Medicare Advantage, Commercial, and Medicaid lines of business. Previously, Dr. Danz developed innovative care models for high-utilizing Medicaid patients while at the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services.
David Dempsey
David Dempsey is president & COO of Heartbeat Health, the nation’s leading virtual cardiovascular care company. He has helped propel Heartbeat’s rapid growth, partnering with leading at-risk primary care and Medicare-focused organizations to identify and close gaps in heart health. Previously, David led Optum’s global Prevention & Well-Being portfolio, played a key role in Rally Health’s $3 billion acquisition by UnitedHealth Group, and served as a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis, one of the world’s top law firms. He is also on the boards of Pear Health and DARI Motion. David is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School.
Robert Fields, MD
Robert Fields, MD, is executive vice president and chief clinical officer for Beth Israel Lahey Health, leading health care quality, population health and clinical services. In this role, he oversees BILH’s primary care, pharmacy, continuing care, behavioral health, hospital at home, and laboratory services, as well as Beth Israel Lahey Health Performance Network. He is a board-certified family medicine physician who believes in the value of linking social care to health care. Dr. Fields possesses a unique blend of clinical leadership expertise in academic and community-based settings. Before joining BILH, Rob served as chief population health officer at Mount Sinai Health System in New York, where he led strategic initiatives to improve quality and outcomes while simultaneously advancing value-based care delivery. Recognizing health disparities in the community and inspired by his Latino heritage, Rob also co-founded Vista Family Health, an independent primary care practice focused on Latino health. To further advance patient-centered care adoption, he served on various local and state health care policy committees and advocacy groups. Rob received his medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine and master of health administration degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the director of the America’s Physician Groups Board, as well as the director of the Institute for Accountable Care Board.
Ana Tuya Fulton
Ana Tuya-Fulton, MD, MBA, FACP, AGSF is the president and COO of Integra Community Care Network, LLC, the chief population health officer for Care New England, and a geriatrician. A major focus of her work been the expansion of acute, hospital level care at home for adults with chronic illness including building a CMS Acute Hospital at Home program for Kent Hospital in Warwick, RI and creating acute care at home for the ACO population, via Integra at Home. Ana has served as expert faculty for multiple organizations including the Center to Advance Palliative Care, done multiple national presentations and has published over 30 peer reviewed articles.
Wilson Gabbard
Wilson Gabbard is the vice president of quality and condition management for Advocate Health, the 3rd largest not-for-profit, integrated health system in the United States and a national leader in population health. Wilson joined Advocate in 2020 where he is responsible for CIN and medical group quality across over 2.3M value-based lives and risk adjustment strategy for over $5 billion in system risk-based revenue. This includes responsibility for operationalizing programs for a portfolio of joint-ventures, fully delegated capitation, upside/downside risk, shared savings and pay for performance contracts. Previously, he spent seven years leading population health operations for UNC Health Care where he was responsible for strategy and operations during their transition from fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement. The UNC population health services team grew from two to over 200 team members during his seven-year tenure. Prior to joining UNC, he led regional operations for primary and specialty care practices and regional emergency and hospitalist service lines for Vidant Medical Group. Wilson received his bachelor and master of business administration degrees from Morehead State University. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and serves on the National Association of ACOs (NAACOs) Quality Committee.
Jennifer Gasperini
Jennifer Gasperini is director of policy for Advocate Health’s enterprise population health department. Jennifer leads policy development and prioritization for population health and brings over 15 years of experience in both state and federal policy work, stakeholder engagement and coalition building expertise. Jennifer previously worked for several national and state health care associations, coming to Advocate most recently from the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) and has in-depth expertise in quality, value-based care and physician payment policy.
Jackie George
Jackie George is an ACO project leader at MDinteractive with a comprehensive background in ACO management and operations. Since 2014 she has worked with ACOs as a consultant, as part of a start-up team, and as COO, responsible for administration and day-to-day operations while partnering with executive leadership to advance population health/value-based care. She brings to ACOs more than 20 years of managed care experience with industry-leading payors and helped launch a high-value, narrow network HMO. She holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
James Geracci, MD
James Geracci, MD, is a senior physician executive with extensive leadership experience in both civilian and military healthcare. He currently serves as the market chief medical officer for Village Medical. He most recently was chief clinical officer for Calibrate Health providing strategic and operational leadership over solution design, development, and delivery of digitally-enabled obesity management and metabolic healthcare. Prior to that he was CMO for Digital Health and Innovation and CEO of the virtual medical group for UHG’s Optum Health. He was market CMO with Ascension Healthcare Texas through the COVID-19 pandemic and previously served in various senior leadership roles in one of the world’s largest and most complex healthcare enterprises (the US Army). He retired as a colonel having led healthcare teams at all levels including as CMO for the military’s largest primary care department and in CMO roles at the Army Brigade, Division, and Corps levels. As prehospital director for the Department of Defense’s trauma system, senior capability developer for Army medicine, consultant to the Surgeon General for operational medicine, and as a member of the Department of Defense’s Tactical Combat Casualty Care Committee, he helped transform military medicine into a true learning healthcare system. His education includes degrees/certifications from Arizona State University, Uniformed Services University School of Medicine, Army Command and General Staff College, and both University of Pennsylvania/Wharton and University of Texas/ McCombs Schools of Business. Jim is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Rick Goddard
Rick Goddard is the vice president, head of commercialization and strategy for Lumeris, an operating partnership company, that supports organizations where they are at in the journey to managing value-based care risk. Lumeris’ comprehensive value-based toolkit, experienced human capital, and technology services provide end-to-end support for our partners. As the head of commercialization and strategy, Rick serves in a subject matter expert and utility role across many facets of the business. His current role includes leading partnership strategic alliances, business model expansion, and go-to-market commercialization. Prior to joining Lumeris, he served as an executive leader at Advocate Physician Partners. He led the clinical innovation department with responsibility for population health analytics, ACO program administration (largest ACO in the U.S.), value-based payment and innovation strategy deployment. In addition, Rick has several years of consulting leadership experience from his time at GE Healthcare Camden Group. He has also worked in a variety of healthcare provider settings − from physician groups to some of the largest health systems in the Country. He serves as a national thought leader in value-based healthcare strategy and frequently presents to higher education and association organizations.
Manuel González
Manuel González is vice president of National Strategy & Medicare at C3. Manuel oversees C3’s national expansion efforts and out-of-state partnerships with Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Primary Care Associations (PCAs), and Health Center Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs). Additionally, Manuel leads the implementation and performance of C3’s Medicare ACO programs which include 47 health center participants from across the U.S. Prior to joining C3, Manuel worked as the director of payor programs at Beth Israel Lahey Health Performance Network, a hospital-lead ACO, where he oversaw the implementation and on-going operations of two MSSP’s and five commercial risk-based contracts. With a proven ability to align policy, strategy, and execution, he is committed to driving innovation in value-based care and advancing equitable healthcare delivery at the national level. Manuel earned his master of public health in health management and policy from Boston University and his bachelor of science in public health from East Tennessee State University.
Mark Gwynne
President and Executive Medical Director for UNC Health Alliance, University of North Carolina’s Clinically Integrated Network of over 6000 employed and independent providers and 14 hospitals, Next Generation and MSSP Accountable Care Organizations, and Population Health Services Organization. Dr. Gwynne brings experience developing high value clinically integrated networks and data driven, value-based care delivery to complex patients across diverse geographic regions which have generated over $100M in new value revenue over the past three years. Dr. Gwynne is particularly interested in new alternative payment models designed to address the key driver of health outcomes, minimize health disparities and control costs across populations. He has significant experience in effectively integrating care between healthcare settings including ambulatory providers, hospital systems, post-acute partners and community-based organizations.
Board-certified in Family Medicine, Dr. Gwynne continues his patient care in the office and hospital and serves as an Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. He completed his residency and fellowship in Family Medicine and faculty development at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he remains on faculty.
Lee Handke
Lee Handke is the CEO of the Nebraska Health Network, an accountable care organization formed as a partnership between Methodist Health System, Nebraska Medicine and their affiliated physicians. Dr. Handke received a bachelor of life science degree from Kansas State University and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Following graduation, he completed a managed care pharmacy residency at Walgreens Health Initiatives in Deerfield, Illinois. Lee graduated with a master of business administration degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Dr. Handke is a registered pharmacist faculty member at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Luke Hansen
Luke Hansen is the chief medical officer at Arcadia, a healthcare data platform company. He provides clinical and healthcare operational expertise to the company’s internal teams and builds relationships with external stakeholders, particularly clinical executives and clinicians at Arcadia’s customers. Before joining Arcadia, Dr. Hansen led the clinician organization for Homeward Health, a population health enablement company focusing on access and outcomes for rural Americans. He previously served at United Health Group as the Illinois market Medicare advantage chief medical officer and a senior medical director for population health at Optum. He has also held health system roles as a population health chief medical officer, including medical directorship over capitated risk-based contracts and a MSSP ACO. Dr. Hansen holds a bachelor’s degree in American studies from Yale College, a doctor of medicine degree from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, and a master’s degree in health sciences from Yale University School of Medicine.
Susan Herbert
Susan Herbert, MSL, currently serves as the executive director of Government Programs at AdventHealth, a position held since March 2022. Previously, Susan worked at Adventist Health System for over a decade, where roles included director of Government Programs and director of Health Plan Integration and Development, focusing on initiatives such as the Medicare Shared Savings Program and partnerships related to insurance products. Susan holds a master of science in leadership from Benedictine University and a bachelor of science in business administration with concentrations in marketing and computer science from Northeastern University.
Cherie Haydock
Cherie Haydock has been with MDinteractive since 2015 and currently serves as the director of regulatory affairs. She brings extensive experience in government policy, having worked as a legislative aide in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, where she focused on health care policy. Before joining MDinteractive, she served as the corporate policy manager for one of the nation’s largest health insurance companies, where she supported strategic planning and corporate public policy development on priority federal and state health care issues. At MDinteractive, she is a key member of MDinteractive’s ACO team, monitoring federal regulations related to value-based programs.
Jad Hayes
Jad Hayes is an experienced actuary at Aledade, Inc. Before joining Aledade, Jad spent 14 years at McKesson, where he held positions including director of program outcomes and actuary manager. He holds a master of science in applied mathematics from Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Paul Hendley
Paul Hendley works as the AVP, Value Program Strategy & Operations at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. Paul leads enterprise strategy and operations for Blue Cross NC’s value-based care portfolio, driving the design, implementation, and performance of innovative payment and delivery models across commercial, Medicare Advantage, and government segments. He has played a pivotal role in scaling Blue Premier, one of the nation’s leading payer–provider partnerships, which has generated more than $1 billion in total savings and delivered over $600 million in value-based payments to providers while improving quality and outcomes across North Carolina. With experience spanning payers, providers, and private-equity-backed ventures, Paul brings deep expertise in risk-based contracting, operational transformation, and financial modeling. He has directed portfolios exceeding $100 million, optimized development capacity, and built cross-sector collaborations that align incentives between health systems, independent practices, and payers. Recognized as a national thought leader in value-based care innovation, Paul focuses on advancing primary care as the cornerstone of affordability and population health, while expanding value-based models into specialty and post-acute care. His work continues to accelerate the transition from volume to value through data-driven alignment, provider enablement, and sustainable system transformation.
Crystal Hoffman
Crystal Hoffman, MHA, is the health care system senior program manager for Improvement Collaboratives for the University of NC Health Alliance. She is responsible for the management of two system-wide quality improvement programs: the Primary Care Improvement Collaborative (PCIC) and the Urgent Care Improvement Collaborative (UCIC). Prior to joining the UNC Health Alliance over 8 years ago, Crystal had an extensive career in physician practice administration and operations. Early in her career she worked in health information management as a leader for coding and DRG reimbursement.
Jennifer Houlihan
Jennifer Houlihan serves as a vice president for enterprise population health focused on Medicaid and Medicare value-based care policy and programming and integration of the enterprise population health platform with the academic core of Advocate Health. Jennifer is focused on executing aligned learning health system priorities including serving as a member of Wake Forest School of Medicine Center for Healthcare Innovation to test, implement, and scale initiatives that currently include new risk segmentation models and care model innovation focused on healthy aging, risk segmentation, complex care and chronic kidney disease. Jennifer is a graduate of Florida State University and Thomas Jefferson University with degrees in health policy and planning and population health.
Nate Hunkins
Nate Hunkins is senior vice president of Value-Based Care (VBC) and the executive director of Bluestone’s Medicare Shared Savings Accountable Care Organization (ACO). He is accountable for the success of Bluestone’s value-based care strategy and oversees VBC contracts and collaborates across departments to help Bluestone deliver great outcomes to patients and health plans and meet its financial performance commitments and growth aspirations. Under Nate’s leadership, his team works to identify and design utilization management opportunities, implement Bluestone’s risk adjustment strategy, develop economic models to bolster VBC interventions, manage VBC programs, quality measurement, and create reporting tools that enhance decision-making across the company. Before joining Bluestone in 2016, Nate was the manager of business and systems development for MN Community Measurement, a nonprofit accelerating the improvement of health by publicly reporting health care information. In this role, he developed healthcare quality measures and designed data collection systems for major government agencies and nonprofits in the healthcare industry. Nate’s educational background includes a master’s of public health administration and policy from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor of arts, political science from St. John’s University.
Audrey Jones
Audrey Jones is director of the provider networks and partnerships division at WellSpan Population Health Services. With more than 15 years of experience, she specializes in risk adjustment, value-based program implementation, and quality improvement initiatives. She oversees performance optimization strategies across the WellSpan Provider Network—an integrated network of 2,500 employed and 475 independent providers—and the WellSpan Post-Acute Provider Network, a collaborative partnership of 30 post-acute facilities.
Anjali Kakwani
Anjali Kakwani, MD, is a clinical pharmacy specialist at Atlantic Health’s Accountable Care Organizations. She earned her doctor of pharmacy degree from Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University and completed a pharmacy practice residency at Mount Sinai, Morningside and West. Dr. Kakwani has initiated inpatient transitions of care and population health comprehensive medication management services, demonstrated a 9:1 return on investment, implemented key strategies to improve quality metrics and shared savings in value-based contracts, expanded grant funding for access to medications, and is currently leading artificial intelligence technology solutions to improve patient outcomes. Dr. Kakwani is certified in pharmacotherapy, anticoagulation, pharmacogenomics, and medication therapy management.
Julie Kim
Julie Kim is an ACO project leader at MDinteractive and a seasoned, hands-on executive with deep expertise in CMS quality reporting. She has extensive experience in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), leading quality reporting and improvement initiatives with numerous physician practices and EMRs. Her healthcare career includes helping to establish Massachusetts’ first and only member-governed health plan under the ACA, owning and operating a medical practice, and leading a cross-functional team to create a “patient-focused” operating model for hospitals. Ms. Kim is also the founder of an incubator and consulting firm focused on transformative healthcare strategies. She holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering and an MBA from MIT.
David Klebonis
David Klebonis is a consummate healthcare executive, budding entrepreneur, and advocate for physician-led care. As chief operating officer of Palm Beach ACO, he is part of the original executive team that helped physicians achieve the highest cumulative savings in ACO history. Throughout his career, David has been dedicated to supporting independent physicians, blending strategic leadership with hands-on operational experience. Prior to his role at PBACO, he founded two modest healthcare-focused ventures: Medical Insight Partners, a consulting firm and EHR reseller, and CreativeMD, a creative design and marketing agency. He also managed operations and information systems at the Center for Bone & Joint Surgery and began his career in electronic health record implementation, supporting hundreds of physicians across more than 35 states. He holds both a bachelor of science and a master of science in business administration, with a specialization in information technology, from the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business.
Victor Legner
Victor Legner, MD, is the chief medical officer of Central Ohio Primary Care. As a practicing geriatric medicine physician, Dr. Legner specializes in taking care of frail, older adults, particularly those with cognitive decline and dementia. Dr. Legner completed his Internal Medicine residency at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota followed by a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine with master’s degree in epidemiology at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. His career began as the clinical services chief and geriatric fellowship director at the University of California, San Diego. He later joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he held roles including executive medical director for the Medicine Patient Care Center and the founding executive medical director of Primary Care. During his tenure at Vanderbilt, Dr. Legner led a remodeling of primary care focused on expanded primary care access, improving quality, and doing so with a value-based approach. Dr. Legner has served on many institutional leadership groups aimed at improving care for all patients including the Middle Tennessee Accountable Care Organization board of directors, the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network and Population Health executive committees, the Vanderbilt Medical Center medical board, and the Shade Tree Clinic board of directors.
Michelle Leslie
Michelle Leslie is the chief executive officer of MaxHealth, a leading purpose-built, value-based care platform. She leads the organization toward its mission to be the best high-quality, integrated primary care service provider group in Florida, and brings years of experience in the value based primary care space. She joined MaxHealth in 2021 and held significant leadership roles in operations, strategy, integrations, and population health. Prior to joining MaxHealth, Michelle held leadership roles at Optum Health. Michelle holds an undergraduate degree and Juris Doctorate from Indiana University.
Ryan Mackman
Ryan Mackman, MBA, MHA, CLSSGB, has over 11 years of experience in population health and value-based care. Ryan was the administrator for a Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home in West Palm Beach, FL, that was part of Palm Beach ACO. He was a senior business consultant with Salient Healthcare, which was ranked among the Top 4 in KLAS in 2022. Mr. Mackman currently serves as director of population health for Ascension Wisconsin, which participates in MSSP and Medicare Advantage contracts. At Ascension Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Ryan leads the development of population health programs through collaboration with insurance partners and clinic/hospital teams. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida and his MBA and MHA from Florida Atlantic University.
Meera Mani
Meera Mani is a general partner at Town Hall Ventures. At Town Hall, she has led investments in the areas of healthcare AI, youth mental health, dementia care, rural health, and senior care. Meera is a physician and neuroscientist by training and was previously a senior partner in McKinsey & Company’s healthcare practice focused on tech-enabled consulting within govt programs. She brings over 20 years of experience across the healthcare value chain, including with academic medicine and consulting for regional and national health insurers, non-profit health systems, State and local health and human services agencies, pharmacy benefit managers, and institutional investors.
Melanie Matthews
Melanie Matthews is the dynamic, creative and innovative CEO at Physicians of Southwest Washington (PSW) and president at MultiCare Connected Care. She brings more than 20 years of operations, financial, human resources and product marketing experience in health care services for specialty populations. Her passion for public policy and engaging legislatures has propelled her as the “voice” of physician health policies. Since she joined the company in 2016, Ms. Matthews has maintained the core principals in which PSW was founded on and expanded business lines to include MSO services including credentialing, coding and compliance and the implementation of CMMI innovation models such as the Next Generation ACO. Her extensive knowledge in post-acute care provides strategic focus in reducing overall cost of care as well as provider and beneficiary engagement.
Prior to PSW, Ms. Matthews served for three years as vice president of operations for Prestige Care, Inc., where she was responsible for regulatory and financial operations and outcomes for 38 skilled nursing facilities and two Medicare home health agencies in a four-state northwest region. Among her other accomplishments, she serves as co-chair for APG – Risk Evolution Taskforce, was selected by the American Health Care Association as a “National Political Ambassador” in 2013, and was named a national “Future Leader” in 2012. Ms. Matthews holds a master of science, social gerontology, degree from Central Missouri State University and a bachelor’s degree in human development and family studies from Pennsylvania State University.
Natalie McGann
Natalie E. McGann, D.O., is a board-certified family physician with a longstanding commitment to community-based care and clinical leadership. She currently practices at TriValley Primary Care in Telford, PA, where she also serves as a shareholder and holds key leadership roles, including Executive Committee Member and Clinical Chair of Strategy & Operations. Dr. McGann earned her Doctor of Osteopathy from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her Family Practice Residency at Abington Memorial Hospital, where she was named Chief Resident. Following her residency, she joined the Abington Family Medicine Residency Program as a faculty member, contributing to resident education from 2010 to 2014. Her leadership extends beyond clinical practice. Dr. McGann serves as Chairperson of the Grand View Healthcare Partnership and as Medical Director for Tandigm Value Partners. In these roles, she focuses on value-based care initiatives and population health management, consistently demonstrating a deep commitment to improving care delivery, fostering physician collaboration, and driving strategic improvements across the healthcare continuum.
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J. Michael McWilliams
J. Michael McWilliams, MD, PhD, is the Warren Alpert Foundation Professor of Health Care Policy, a professor of medicine, and a physician at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. His research spans questions related to health care spending, quality, and access, with an overarching goal of informing policies and systems that support efficiency and address disparities in health care. In other roles, he serves as a senior advisor to CMMI/CMS and leads training programs for PhD and MD-PhD students at Harvard. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine.
Robert E. Mechanic
Robert E. Mechanic, MBA, is executive director of the Institute for Accountable Care, where he is responsible for leading its research agenda, data analytics, and health care learning and improvement activities. Rob is also a senior fellow at the Heller School of Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University, where he serves as executive director of the Health Industry Forum. His research focuses on health care payment systems and the adaptation of organizations to new payment models. He has helped hospitals, physician groups and integrated delivery systems evaluate financial, strategic and policy considerations under risk-based payment models. Rob was previously senior vice president with the Massachusetts Hospital Association and was vice president with the Lewin Group, a Washington D.C.-based health care consulting firm. His work has been published in The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and Health Affairs. He is a trustee of Atrius Health, an 800-physician multispecialty group practice and Next Generation ACO in Eastern Massachusetts, and he is a senior fellow of the Estes Park Institute. Mr. Mechanic earned an MBA in finance from The Wharton School and a B.S. in economics with distinction from the University of Wisconsin. training programs for PhD and MD-PhD students at Harvard. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine.
Robert Millette
Robert Millette is a healthcare executive, board partner, in enterprise level transformation. Focused on Population Health, Primary and Specialty Care Integrated Services, High Performance Network Building, and Payor Contracting. Robert’s passion is aligning healthcare organizations operations, clinical integration, capital investments, and payor relationships in a value-based approach, to drive quality and affordability throughout the system. He is an expert in Direct to Employer, DSNP, Medicare Advantage, ACO’s, Medicaid and Commercial 2-sided risk/capitated model contracts, implementing strategies, MSO services, and clinical tactics leading to performance in patient outcomes and quality-based reimbursement. Finance lead by training, with deep analytics, hospital and medical group operations, technology integration, lean process improvement, and contract negotiation experience.
John Minichiello
John Minichiello is a strategic consultant to MDinteractive with decades of leadership experience in accountable care organizations, integrated delivery networks, and health plans. He has been engaged with Medicare’s ACO program since its launch in 2012, bringing extensive expertise in helping hospitals and clinicians achieve measurable cost savings and consistently high quality scores. He holds an MBA and a B.S. in engineering technology from Northeastern University, is a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, and is pursuing a doctorate of business administration at the University of Rhode Island.
Michelle Mirkovic
Michelle Mirkovic is an experienced healthcare leader with over 19 years of clinical and operational expertise, focused on transforming care models to improve outcomes, enhance resource efficiency, and advance the value proposition for patients and stakeholders. She has proven success in developing and executing regulatory strategy, care redesign initiatives, and performance improvement in complex healthcare environments.
Alyssa Neumann
Alyssa Neumann, MPH is director of federal affairs at the National Association of ACOs, working on a diverse portfolio of federal policy issues affecting accountable care entities and value-based payment arrangements. Alyssa leads NAACOS’ work on quality, primary care payment, patient engagement, and community partnerships, and supports the organization’s members with regulatory issues affecting participation in Medicare’s value-based programs. Having a longstanding focus on improving our health care system, Alyssa received a Master of Public Health in health policy and management from the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Anthropology and Sociology from the University of South Florida. In their spare time, Alyssa enjoys volunteering with the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, spending time with their dog and cat, and pursuing creative projects.
Stephen Nuckolls
Stephen Nuckolls is the chief executive officer of Coastal Carolina Health Care, PA, and its ACO, Coastal Carolina Quality Care, Inc. His responsibilities include the direct management of the 60 provider multi-specialty physician-owned medical practice and its ACO. They currently participate in the MSSP’s Enhanced Track and have value-based contracts with Medicare advantage as well as commercial plans. The group has a large primary care base and their operations include an ambulatory surgery center (GI endoscopy), sleep lab, urgent care, and imaging center and 13 other practice locations. Mr. Nuckolls facilitated the formation of the group in 1997 and has served in his current role since that time. Prior to the formation of this organization, Mr. Nuckolls helped guide physicians and integrated hospital organizations in the formation of larger systems. Mr. Nuckolls earned his BA in economics from Davidson College and his MAC from UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. He is a founding member of the National Association of ACOs and served in a number of roles on the executive committee including board chair from 2016-2017. In addition to these responsibilities, he serves on the board of Community Care of NC as well as several advisory boards and committees for the North Carolina Medical Society and is a frequent speaker on ACOs and related topics.
Andrea Osborne
Andrea Osborne is the COO at On Belay Health Solutions. Previously, she was the senior vice president of ACO operations and delegated services at VillageMD. Andrea graduated with a master’s of science in therapeutic recreation from Indiana University. She spent the next 16 years working in long term care and has been a licensed nursing home administrator since 2004. Through her career, Andrea has had responsibility for managing performance within payer contracts and CMMI models. She has managed value-based contracts for multiple entities including hospital systems, employed providers and affiliates.
Dustin Ottemiller
Dustin Ottemiller serves as the vice president of finance at Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health since January 2020. Prior to this position, Dustin held various roles at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals from October 2011 to January 2020, including director of business analysis, Interim 340B program director, manager of business analysis, senior business analyst, and performance improvement analyst. Dustin earned an MBA in management science and computer information systems from the University of Miami Herbert Business School and a B.S. in health policy administration from Penn State University.
Shannon Padayachy
Shannon Padayachy, principal, co-leads Oliver Wyman’s Provider & Value-Based Care (VBC) practice, advising payers and providers on affordability, growth, and transformation strategies. He has led large-scale initiatives including the design of VBC payment platforms, cost restructuring programs, Medicare Advantage market entry, and integrated health product development for a Fortune 8 retailer. Mr. Padayachy is a double board-certified actuary, a fellow of the Society of Actuaries in the U.S. and a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in the U.K.
Ashish Parikh
Ashish Parikh, MD, is the chief quality officer at Summit Health, where he is responsible for helping providers implement value-based care strategies in clinical practice through reduction in practice variation, evidence-based clinical care delivery, and provider engagement. Dr. Parikh oversees the Universal Provider Incentive Program helping drive providers to achieve optimal patient outcomes and success in value-based contracts. Dr. Parikh went to the University of Miami as part of the honors program in medical education. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and continues to practice primary care internal medicine at Summit Medical Group.
Kavita Patel
Kavita Patel is a professor and inaugural director of the Stanford Biodesign Policy Program. She spends time advising startup companies and new ventures in health services and technology at New Enterprise Associates as a venture partner. Dr. Patel was previously a director of policy for The White House under President Obama and a deputy staff director to the late Senator Edward Kennedy, where she focused on pandemic preparedness and health care reform. Her prior research in healthcare quality and community approaches to mental illness have earned national recognition and she has published numerous papers and book chapters on healthcare reform and health policy.
Quenyona Patterson
Quenyona Patterson, MHA, is a healthcare operations leader with over eight years of experience driving compliance, process improvement, and stakeholder collaboration. She currently serves as manager of ACO Operations at Agilon Health, where she leads CMS operations and compliance initiatives, provider roster management, and voluntary alignment programs across multiple markets. Previously, she supported regional growth, operational performance, and patient experience improvements in both hospital and physician practice settings. Quenyona holds a master of healthcare administration from Franklin University and a B.S. in sociology from Central State University.
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Dana Pedrick
Dana Pedrick is vice president of care management programs at Tandigm Health, a population health management organization, where she leads an NCQA accredited Complex Care Management Program and highly committed multi-disciplinary team of professionals. She is a seasoned healthcare leader and registered nurse. With over 30 years of experience and a masters in healthcare administration, she has overseen successful teams implementing innovative care strategies that improve outcomes in both healthcare systems and value-based population health models of care. Ms. Pedrick is an accredited care manager through the American Case Management Association, where she has also served as president of the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter. She reflects a deep commitment to advancing the field of care management.
Aisha Pittman
Aisha Pittman, MHP, is the senior vice president of Government Affairs at the National Association of ACOs. In this role, Ms. Pittman leads NAACOS’ advocacy and thought leadership, promoting policies that will accelerate the adoption of value and highlighting the importance of provider-led transformation through value-based. She has over 20 years of experience in health care with a focus on payment, alternative payment models and quality. Ms. Pittman was previously vice president of policy with Premier, Inc., a group purchasing organization representing health systems. She was responsible for working with policymakers, providers, and other health care stakeholders to reduce costs and improve the quality of health care. Prior to Premier, Pittman held senior management roles with the National Quality Forum, the Maryland Health Care Commission and CenterLight Healthcare, in addition to experience at the NCQA She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, and a Master of Public Health from The George Washington University. Ms. Pittman received GWU’s School of Public Health and Health Services Excellence in Health Policy Award.
Raph Pranksy
Raphael Pransky serves as vice president of operations at Millennium Physician Group (MPG), where he leads clinical partnerships and on-demand care. Prior to MPG, he served as vice president at Redesign Health, where he led the launch of six active or acquired healthcare startups. Previously, he was a strategy associate at American Securities, where he partnered with portfolio company leadership on strategic projects. He began his career as a management consultant in Oliver Wyman’s Health and Life Sciences practice. Raphael earned his MBA in healthcare management from Wharton and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in cognitive neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania.
Liat Primor
Liat Primor is the CEO and Co-Founder of FeelBetter, an AI-powered platform transforming medication management at scale. Founded in 2019, FeelBetter enables proactive, scalable pharmacotherapy management by identifying high-risk patients, improving chronic care outcomes, and driving sustainable cost savings. Before launching FeelBetter, she spent more than a decade at Teva Pharmaceuticals, where she held senior leadership roles, including vice president of the global generic medicines division and chief of staff to the CEO. She holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and management from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and an MBA from Tel Aviv University.
Gene Quinn
Gene Quinn is a practicing cardiologist and the chief executive officer of Envoy Integrated Health – a clinically integrated network of independent Alaskan physicians and the first locally-based ACO in Alaska. Dr. Quinn received his medical degree from the University of Washington, completed internal medicine residency at the University of California, San Francisco, then completed fellowships in cardiovascular disease, advanced cardiovascular imaging, and patient safety and quality at Harvard Medical School and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He holds a master of public health degree from the Harvard School of Public Health with a concentration in public health leadership. Dr. Quinn also currently serves as a board member for healtheConnect, Alaska’s statewide health information exchange, and on the Board of Governors for MIEC, a multi-state professional liability and malpractice insurance company that serves the majority of Alaska’s physicians. His work has focused on building the infrastructure to support coordinated, high quality, value-based care in Alaska.
Arshad K Rahim
Arshad K Rahim is the chief medical officer and senior vice president for population health for Mount Sinai Health System and the Mount Sinai Clinically integrated Network. He has spent the last 9 years driving value-based care transformation and contract success in greater New York City for 500K managed lives, including 200K with downside financial risk, and 6000 providers in the CIN. He oversees clinical operations to drive value-based care outcomes and contracting with public and private payers. He is a practicing primary care internist and hospitalist at Mount Sinai Health System. He is also on the board of directors for America’s Physician Groups (APG) and NAACOS. Dr. Rahim has over 25 years of healthcare industry leadership experience at innovative organizations including as vice president of quality improvement and UM for Lumeris; a group vice president of quality improvement and innovation at Healthgrades; and a director at Sg2 (now part of Vizient). He has been passionate about health care transformation starting his career in community health in Eastern rural North Carolina in the mid-1990s.
Jenny Reed
Jenny Reed, the senior executive officer at Southwestern Health Resources (SWHR), oversees payor and direct-to-employer strategy and collaborates with clinical leaders to ensure a robust clinically integrated network from primary and preventive care to highly specialized services. At SWHR, Ms. Reed is the primary executive responsible for relationships between SWHR and managed care organizations, brokers and employers. She also facilitates the creation of payor and value-based payment strategies. Through her leadership, she positions SWHR’s clinically integrated network for success in a dynamic reimbursement environment. Before joining SWHR, Ms. Reed served as the senior vice president of value-based care for Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH) and the executive administrator for the Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance (BSWQA). Under her tenure, BSWQA generated more than $410 million in savings and was consistently among the top savers in the nation while accomplishing greater than 100% growth in direct-with-employer contracts in just two years. Reed earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and holds a master of social work from Louisiana State University.
Stephen Rees
Stephen Rees, MD, is the medical director of IRF for Ochsner Lafayette General, a position he has held for the last 13 years. Dr. Rees is a board-certified physiatrist who has been practicing in South Louisiana for over 30 years. Over the decades he has been involved in all aspects of Post Acute Care, serving as medical director of Home Health & Skilled Nursing Facilities, and rounding on LTAC’s. Since January 2023, he has also served as medical director of Post Acute and Transitional Care for the Ochsner Health Network, the value based /population health section of the Ochsner Health System. Recently stepping down after over 9 years as VPMA of Ochsner Lafayette General, Dr. Rees’s viewpoint stems from a unique blend of acute & post-acute administrative & clinical experience.
Gloria Rey
Gloria Rey, PA-C, MPH, has over 18 years in the clinical field and 10 years in leadership roles. Gloria is the director of post-acute care at Populance, powered by Henry Ford Health. Her expertise spans systemizing patient care processes, leveraging data-driven program development, and fostering community collaborations. Gloria has notably reduced SNF length of stay, saving $5M for the ACO over three years, and developed pivotal statewide scorecards for healthcare providers. Her passion for technology utilization, community partnership development, and value-based care has significantly enhanced patient transition experiences and system metric performance. As an active member of various professional healthcare organizations, Gloria is committed to driving excellence in patient care, team coordination, and executive leadership through her comprehensive knowledge and strategic initiatives.
Gabe Rivera
Gabe Rivera, principal, co-leads Oliver Wyman’s Actuarial Provider practice. He specializes in value-based care, helping hospital systems, provider groups, ACOs, payers, and regulators understand performance drivers and succeed under new payment arrangements. His experience spans global budget design, population health analytics, pro forma development, and network optimization. Mr. Rivera is a fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. He earned an M.S. in mathematics from Roosevelt University.
William Robinson
William Robinson currently serves as senior vice president of Accountable Care at HarmonyCares, a position held since November 2023. Prior to this, William was the head of policy and strategy at Big Health from December 2021 to November 2023. His extensive experience at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services spanned nearly seven years, during which multiple leadership roles were held, including acting deputy director of the Division of Outpatient Care and the Division of Acute Care. In these roles, William focused on improving healthcare for over 150 million Americans and led the design and implementation of innovative value-based payment models. Prior experiences include serving as assistant director of State Affairs at the National Committee for Quality Assurance and various roles in public policy at The Leapfrog Group and the Alliance for Health Reform. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in English from Lehigh University in 2009.
Marc Rosen
Marc Rosen is the system director of community impact and partnerships at CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, catholic health system with 142 hospitals and more than 2,200 care sites across 24 states. Through community-based and health system roles, Marc has spent the past sixteen years advancing clinic-to-community partnerships that address patient’s chronic diseases and social needs. In his current role, he advances efforts in clinical and community-based settings to address the social needs of older adults, with a focus on community-based partnerships. His portfolio of initiatives includes projects that reimburse for clinical and community-based Community Health Worker services; advance hospital and community-based organization partnerships to address care transitions; and support the development of Community Care Hubs to enable contracting between healthcare and community-based organizations. He previously spent many years in the community-based sector, including seven years at YMCA of the USA, where he helped broker cross-sector partnerships that integrated Y’s into care delivery models.
Eloy Sena
Eloy Sena is the AVP of Value-Based Contracts and Operations at Ardent Health, where he oversees value-based contracting and operational performance for the enterprise portfolio of VBC contracts. He joined Ardent Health Services in 2018. Prior to this role, he served as the Director of Quality and later as the Division Director of Managed Care at Lovelace Health System. Eloy has a diverse background with nearly 20 years of experience in healthcare, including quality management and improvement, population health, network management, managed care contracting, provider engagement, pharmacy, value-based programs, alternative payment models, and medical management initiatives. Before joining Ardent Health, he led statewide provider engagement initiatives for Molina Healthcare of NM. Eloy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Health and Wellness Promotion from New Mexico Highlands University and an MBA with a concentration in Health Services from Keller Graduate School of Management.
Robin Shah
Robin Shah is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Thyme Care, the leading value-based cancer care partner, collaborating with payers and providers to transform the experience and outcomes for individuals living with cancer. Before launching Thyme Care, Robin was a founding member of OneOncology, where he served as the chief development and marketing officer, focusing on provider development, marketing, strategy, and technology/analytics. Prior to OneOncology, Robin’s passion for building a stronger future for community oncology brought him to Flatiron Health, a leading healthcare technology company. Robin served as vice president of provider marketing and strategy, where he focused on developing successful go-to-market strategies for patients and providers. Before joining Flatiron, he helped manage a comprehensive community cancer center in his hometown, Gettysburg, PA. Robin was instrumental in securing a strong future for the cancer center by restructuring the practice’s business operations, implementing leading technologies, and helping to build a robust research program, ultimately creating a better experience for patients in his community. Robin earned his bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from George Washington University and holds an M.B.A from the Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University.
Brian Silverstein
Brian Silverstein, M.D. is the chief population health officer at Innovaccer, where he leads the company’s strategy for value-based care and population health enablement. Brian is a nationally recognized expert in accountable care, he has held leadership roles at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, The Chartis Group, and OSF HealthCare. He also advises healthcare boards and executives on governance and care transformation through faculty roles at leading industry institutes.
Tully St. Germain
Tully St. Germain is an accomplished healthcare technology leader with a proven track record in driving large-scale transformation across the health ecosystem. Currently serving as vice president of informatics operations at Lumeris, Tully oversees strategy, execution, and multi-year technology roadmaps across 12 markets, supporting over three million lives. His results are transformative – leading a team of senior leaders who have achieved a 90% adoption rate for innovative care orchestration tools, generated 400,000 annual patient outreaches, and integrated advanced AI and social determinants of health data to enhance both patient outcomes and operational efficiency.
With over a decade of experience spanning analytics, technology integration, and value-based care, Tully has held pivotal roles at organizations such as Prominence Advisors and Epic. Notably, his leadership in technology migration and EHR integration has demonstrated measurable improvements in population health management, revenue cycle optimization, and cost reduction for leading health systems nationwide.
Christopher Stanley
Christopher Stanley, MD, MBA has 30+ years of experience as a clinician and healthcare leader across physician group, health system and health plan organizations, with a passion for improving cost of care, quality of care and experience of care equitably across our communities. He joined Henry Ford Health in 2023 to create Populance, a wholly owned, independent population health services subsidiary of Henry Ford, where he serves as president. Populance provides industry-leading Care Management, Utilization Management, and Population Health Analytics and Insights services, delivering a coordinated and consistent experience for patients, members, and physicians. Prior to joining Henry Ford Health, he was the first system chief population health officer at Sutter Health in Northern California. Dr. Stanley received his medical degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia with internship and residency in Pediatrics at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu. He is a US Army veteran with terminal rank as Major.
Amy Dirks Stevens
Amy Dirks Stevens has been a provider C-suite executive in community-based not-for-profit and national for-profit health systems, president of one of the nation’s 1st CINs and founding leader of AVIA, the vanguard network of health systems and payors focused on digital innovation. She is now general manager for provider performance at Innovaccer, a healthcare platform that consolidates disparate data and applies smart analytics to drive actionable workflows for care teams, operational leaders and the patients/beneficiaries themselves. She is a senior advisor for industry disruptors and is a frequent speaker and sought-after industry expert.
Tina Sokolowski
Tina Sokolowski is the vice president, operations- population health at Jefferson Health. She has over 30 years of experience in healthcare leadership. She leads operational strategy and execution for enterprise-wide population health initiatives along with overseeing performance of value-based care programs across Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial contracts. Tina manages multiple clinically integrated networks (CINs), ensuring alignment with quality, cost, and utilization goals.
Timothy Switaj
Timothy Switaj, a family medicine physician, is the vice president and chief population health officer as well as the associate chief medical officer of the Primary Care Service Line for WellSpan Health in central Pennsylvania. Prior to starting with WellSpan Health in June of 2023, Dr. Switaj served 25 years on Active Duty in the United States Army, retiring as a Colonel. In his role within Population Health and in collaboration with service lines and hospital entities, Dr. Switaj co-leads the system’s work in value-based care. Outside of work he loves to golf, cook, listen to/write/play music, and travel with his family.
Nicole Swan
Nicole Swan, MBA, is director of value-based performance for Ochsner Health Network. Ochsner Health Network is the largest clinically integrated network in the greater Gulf South region, bringing together select health systems, physician groups and affiliated community providers to improve quality and reduce costs. Within her role, Nicole has responsibility for supporting Ochsner Health Network teams, in navigating Medicare Shared Savings program regulations and strategy development. Nicole’s 10 years of service to the healthcare industry includes previous posts with Ochsner Health, including Population Health and Clinic Operations.
Tiara Swindell
Tiara Swindell is the senior director of ACO operations at Tandigm Health. She has devoted her career to improving the business of primary care. She has launched three ACOs and accomplished a seemingly impossible feat in American healthcare: enhancing outcomes while lowering costs. She got her start in primary care operations, where she designed programs to improve access. She has partnered primary care physicians with ophthalmologists to provide eye exams during primary care check-ups for patients with diabetes. She also briefly managed a hippotherapy center that used horses to help children with disabilities regain motor function. In 2021 Tiara joined Tandigm Health and led the Philadelphia-area company’s first ACO through the MSSP. Since then, she has launched two more ACOs, which have transformed how doctors provide care and how insurers pay for it. These arrangements support 60,000 patients and generate savings for Medicare, according to Tandigm Health.
Anna Taylor
Anna Taylor is passionate about transforming healthcare, one click at a time! As the associate VP of value based care, she leads innovative value-based initiatives and oversees the digital health ecosystem. Her mission is to leverage technology to enhance the care to our communities and streamline operations. Anna proudly chairs the HL7 DaVinci Steering Committee and serves as Secretary for SignalHealth ACO. With over 16 years at MultiCare, she has held diverse roles in learning and development, IT, strategy, and population health. She holds a B.S. in technical communication and an M.S. in clinical informatics from the University of Washington.
Paul Trompke
Paul Trompke, MPP, currently serves as the vice president of revenue management at Aledade, Inc. In this role, Paul leads portfolio management for Aledade’s MSSP and Health Plan ACOs, oversees the review of payer financial reconciliations, and manages the development of the shared savings distribution formulas. Prior to Aledade, Paul served as the team lead of the Next Generation ACO (NGACO) Model while at the Innovation Center at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Paul holds a master’s in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and a bachelor’s from George Washington University.
Thomas Tsai
Thomas Tsai, MD, MPH, FACS, is a minimally invasive gastrointestinal and bariatric surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). He is an associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School and associate professor in health policy and management at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Tsai’s research focuses on evaluating health policy and systems-level interventions to improve the quality and value of surgical care. He is co-director of the Healthcare Quality and Outcomes Lab at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Tsai received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College, his medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine, and his MPH from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He completed a general surgery residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an advanced minimally invasive gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery fellowship Massachusetts General Hospital.
Amol Vyas
Amol Vyas has over two decades of experience in enterprise information technology with lead roles in strategy, architecture, and implementation spanning diverse business domains including Insurance, Freight Management and Healthcare. In his current role as NCQA’s VP/head of interoperability, Amol drives NCQA’s interoperability strategy, messaging and engagement with public/private sector partners, industry alliances and standards bodies. Before NCQA, as the chief architect at Cambia Health Solutions, Amol actively engaged with several payer initiatives and communities to promote the understanding and adoption of the FHIR standard. Amol is also the lead author of the CARIN Blue Button FHIR Implementation Guide, a standard referenced by federal interoperability mandates for payers.
Jessica Walradt
Jessica Walradt serves as vice president, finance for value-based care contracting and performance at Northwestern Medicine (NM). Jessica oversees the negotiation, implementation, quality reporting, and performance monitoring for NM’s commercial and federal VBC contracts, which cover over 400,000 patients. During her tenure at NM, Jessica has led the performance strategy for MSSP as well as multiple Medicare bundled payment programs, which included clinical episodes for heart failure, sepsis, stroke, COPD, major joint replacement, and cancer. Prior to this, she led the Association of American Medical Colleges’ policy, advocacy, and data analytic efforts surrounding alternative payment models for approximately four years. She holds an MS in health policy and management from the Harvard School of Public Health and a BA in political science from the University of Richmond.
Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster is senior principal at Oliver Wyman where he leads the development of actuarial optimization services designed specifically for ACOs. He has provided research and analysis to NAACOS, AAMC, and the Society of Actuaries on policy evaluation, risk adjustment, and the impacts of COVID-19. He also models the financial effects of proposed CMS policy changes to inform both industry and government stakeholders. Mr. Webster holds an M.S. in actuarial science and a B.S. in mathematics, and is an Associate of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.
Grayling Yarbrough
Grayling Yarbrough, MHA, brings extensive operational and strategic expertise in population health management and alternative payment models, with a proven track record across provider networks, provider-sponsored health plans, and hospital systems. His leadership experience spans Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Clinically Integrated Networks, and health system strategy and operations, including launching a Provider Sponsored Health Plan—giving him a uniquely comprehensive perspective on value-based care. Grayling holds a master’s degree in healthcare administration from the University of Kentucky and currently serves on the Board of Advisors for the university’s MHA program.