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Evolent Health has assembled deep strategic and operational expertise from leading providers, national payers, healthcare IT and consulting firms.
Frank Williams
Frank Williams
Chief Executive Officer
Frank serves as Evolent Health's CEO and is responsible for all aspects of the strategic and operational management of the firm. He also serves as Chairman of The Advisory Board Company, a best practices research and technology provider to the healthcare industry. During Frank's tenure as both Chairman and CEO, The Advisory Board Company completed an initial public offering and has grown to over $400M+ in annual revenues with 2,000 employees and over $1.5B in market capitalization. Prior to joining The Advisory Board Company, Frank served as President of MedAmerica OnCall, President of Vivra Orthopedics and as a Management Consultant for Bain & Co. He currently serves on the boards of Sheridan Healthcare, Market Force and Privia Health. A native Californian, Frank received a BA with High Honors in Political Economies of Industrial Societies from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Heidi Arndt
Heidi Arndt
Vice President, Compliance, Regulatory and Government Affairs
Heidi joins Evolent Health as the Vice President of Compliance, Government and Regulatory Affairs.
Prior to joining Evolent, Heidi worked for Aetna as the Medicare Compliance Officer and the Chief
Operating Officer of one of Aetna’s Medicaid Plans. Prior to joining Aetna, Heidi worked at the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for eight years, during which she held various
positions at the CMS Central Office as well as at the regional office level. Some of her specific
responsibilities included Medicare fee schedule development, oversight of long-term care enforcement
and Medicaid State Relations, and oversight of Medicare Advantage deeming and targeted appeals
monitoring. Heidi’s last position at CMS was as the Director of the Division of Medicare Advantage
Operations and Special Programs, where she was responsible for directing the day-to-day operations,
compliance and surveillance for the Medicare Advantage program, the Programs of All-Inclusive Care
for the Elderly (“PACE”) and Quality Improvement. In addition to CMS, Heidi has held positions at
Ernst & Young, LLP; the Pennsylvania Governor’s Office, where she was appointed Bureau Chief;
Capital Blue Cross, as Director of Medicare Programs; and Coventry Health Care, Inc., as the Vice
President of Medicaid New Business Development and the Director of Compliance and Operations for a
Coventry Medicaid Plan. Heidi holds a Master’s degree in Health Services Administration and Policy
from George Washington University and a Masters of Arts degree in Legal and Ethical Studies
from the University of Baltimore.
Dan Berenson
Dan Berenson
Managing Director, Payer Strategy and Operations
Dan is the Managing Director of Payer Strategy and Operations at Evolent Health and is responsible for the implementation and operations of
Health Plans for our clients. Dan has nine years of health care experience with an expertise in leading strategy and operations across the
spectrum of core health plan functions. Prior to joining Evolent, Dan spent six years at Accenture in the Management Consulting practice serving
large national health plans while working on engagements that included launching a new retiree health product offering and delivering medical cost
savings through operational performance initiatives. Prior to Accenture, Dan started his health care career at UnitedHealth Group where he worked in
multiple roles across both the Commercial and Medicare business segments. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the
University of Colorado at Boulder.
Seth Blackley
Seth Blackley
President
Seth oversees overall company strategy, product design, sales, marketing and business development
for Evolent Health. Prior to founding Evolent Health, Seth was the Executive Director of Corporate
Development and Strategic Planning at The Advisory Board Company, where he oversaw partnerships and
acquisitions, key elements of new product development and other strategic growth initiatives. Prior
to joining The Advisory Board, Seth was an Associate at Bain Capital Partners, where he helped
execute the 2006 buyout of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA). Seth started his career as an
analyst in the Washington, D.C. office of McKinsey & Company. He earned a BS from The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he graduated with Highest Honors, and his MBA from the Harvard
Business School.
Seth Frazier
Seth Frazier
Senior Vice President, Client Strategy and Clinical Transformation
Seth oversees Evolent Health’s clinical transformation and network development efforts. He most
recently served as the Chief Transformation Officer for the Geisinger Health System prior to joining
Evolent. His responsibilities included providing business leadership to large-scale innovation
projects within the health system (e.g., Geisinger Accelerated Performance Program) and external
consulting for Geisinger Ventures. Prior to Geisinger, Seth was Senior Vice President, Strategic
Services for The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Seth led CHOP’s proton therapy
development initiative, national contracting for tertiary services and strategic plan development
and management. Before assuming the strategic services role, Seth had executive responsibilities for
CHOP-affiliated Children’s Health Net, a pediatric managed care organization that developed and
managed a globally capitated 100+ PCP network under contract with the dominant regional HMO. Seth
came to CHOP after a 9-year consulting career with a large national health care firm. His practice
areas included clinical resource management, managed care, service line strategy, hospital redesign
and strategy.
Kathleen Giblin
Kathleen Giblin
Managing Director, Population Health Operations
Kathleen is responsible for the implementation of population health programs for Evolent Health
clients. She brings more than 20 years of health care experience in the areas of clinical, care
management, product and project management. Beginning her career in the hospital setting she has
pursued her passion for innovative delivery of quality patient care across various segments of the
health care industry. Just prior to joining Evolent, Kathleen spent 9 years at Aetna as a leader of
Strategic Initiatives for Aetna’s Medicare Advantage membership before moving into her role as Head
of Clinical Program Delivery in Aetna’s Accountable Care Solutions. Kathleen earned her Bachelor of
Science in Nursing from Fairfield University.
Robin Glass
Robin Glass
Vice President, Business Development
Robin leads business development and strategy initiatives for Evolent Health. Prior to joining
Evolent, Robin was part of Walgreens' Health and Wellness Employer Segment where she worked closely
with Fortune 100 clients to ensure they received value from their workplace health, pharmacy, and
wellness services. Previously, Robin worked for HealthTech, a nonprofit organization that
forecasted the impact of emerging technology on healthcare delivery, where she ran the Partnership
Department, cultivating and managing partnerships with the leading hospital systems and health plans.
Prior to joining HealthTech, she worked as an Associate at The Lewin Group, a healthcare research
and consulting firm. At The Lewin Group, Robin focused on health policy with specific emphasis
on population health and quality of care. Robin received her MBA
with honors from Harvard Business School and Master of Public Administration from the Kennedy
School of Government. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Policy Studies from Duke
University.
Evelyn Goodfriend
Evelyn Goodfriend
Principal, Transformation
Evelyn joins Evolent Health from Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, where she most recently served as Vice President, Federal Employees Health Benefit
Program (FEHBP) business which represents 470,000 members. Evelyn managed the team and functional infrastructure to support business operations
including business strategy and planning, sales and account management, contract negotiation and administration, customer and member service,
and marketing communications. Prior to that, she provided strategic consulting services as part of the Strategy and Business Architecture, Health and Life Sciences Group at Accenture.
Asit Gosar
Asit Gosar
Principal, Transformation
As a Principal, Asit leads the development of blueprints for Evolent Health clients. Asit’s expertise
is in macroeconomic issues in healthcare, particularly health care cost trends, the drivers of those trends and efforts to address them. Prior
to joining Evolent Health, Asit spent over 7 years as a consultant at McKinsey & Company, working with clients across the healthcare value chain,
including payers, providers and manufacturers, both abroad and in the U.S. His most recent three years at McKinsey were spent with Objective Health,
a unit of McKinsey dedicated to serving community hospitals. Asit served hospitals on strategic issues, including understanding the impact of
macroeconomic trends on the hospitals’ business models and evaluating options to evolve the business model in light of payment reform.
He also worked with them on traditional performance improvement, including throughput, supply chain, physician alignment, and service line growth.
Alisha Griffey
Alisha Griffey
Vice President, Finance
Alisha oversees all finance activities and ensures that internal operations support Evolent Health’s
rapid growth. Prior to joining Evolent, Alisha was Chief Operating Officer of a clean energy company
in Washington, D.C. Alisha helped grow the company from inception to become the leading U.S. player in the
generation of clean energy from waste methane. As a member of the senior management team, Alisha
developed and executed the growth strategy that led to the successful sale of the company in 2011.
Earlier in her career, Alisha was a partner at the Corporate Executive Board where she advised
Fortune 500 companies on strategy and change management issues. Alisha has also served as a
management consultant with both American Management Systems and The Boston Consulting Group. Alisha
has a BS in Economics from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Stanford University.
Shandy Guharoy
Shandy Guharoy
Vice President, Information Technology
Shandy is responsible for the strategic direction, tactical execution and maintenance of all IT
assets at Evolent Health. In this role, he is responsible for the commercialization of the core
platform, data analytics and reporting and introduction of tools. Prior to Evolent, Shandy worked at
WellPoint, where he was responsible for the analysis, design and technology teams for Consumer,
Provider, Employer, Broker and Individual/Shopper portals. Shandy joined WellPoint via its
acquisition of Lumenos, a pioneer in consumer-driven health care, which achieved many
technological 'firsts' in the industry. At Lumenos, Shandy was responsible for all technology
platforms including spending account (HSA/HRA) management systems, claims systems, provider
management systems, content management and data warehouse. Prior to Lumenos, Shandy held positions
at Congressional Quarterly, Inc., Winstar, Inc. and the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
Richard Gurley
Richard Gurley
Managing Director, Product Analytics
Richard spearheads Evolent Health’s analytics and business analysis efforts. Prior to joining
Evolent, Richard spent six years at McKinsey and Company where he served payers and providers on a
variety of topics including narrow network creation, reform strategy, patient experience, contract
negotiations and front-line behavior change. During his last year at McKinsey, Richard was the
Economics Product Lead for McKinsey Advanced Healthcare Analytics, an internal startup that houses a
variety of analytic tools to serve payers. Prior to McKinsey, Richard was a Legislative Research
Analyst for the State of Tennessee, where his research topics included cost containment efforts for
the state Medicaid plan and state employee group plan as well as employee compensation. He holds an
MBA from Duke University and a BA in Public Policy Studies from Vanderbilt University.
Carolyn Hanson
Carolyn Hanson
Senior Vice President, Payer Strategy and Operations
Carolyn oversees all aspects of centralized health plan services and Medicare/Medicaid programs for
Evolent Health. Prior to joining Evolent, Carolyn was the Chief Operating Officer of UnitedHealth
Group’s (UHG) Community and State plan in New Jersey. As COO, Carolyn was accountable for driving
plan performance in Medicare and Medicaid on behalf of approximately 400,000 members in
collaboration with government partners. Previously, Carolyn was Vice President of Medicare Special
Needs Plans (SNPs), serving as UHG’s national product lead for health plans tailored to individuals
with chronic illnesses and limited incomes. Prior to joining UHG, Carolyn was a management
consultant in the Strategic Change Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers and in the health and life
sciences division of Silverline Technologies, an IT professional services firm. She earned her
undergraduate degree at Harvard University and her MBA in health care management from the Wharton
School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Connie Hwang, MD
Connie Hwang, MD
Managing Director, Clinical Delivery
Connie is responsible for designing and implementing high impact clinical interventions for Evolent Health's partners.
Prior to Evolent, Connie was Vice President of the Measure Applications Partnership at the National Quality Forum where she was responsible for overseeing the group that provides input into
HHS about performance measures related to performance based payment programs. Prior to that she
worked at Resolution Health (which was acquired by WellPoint) as the Director of Clinical Affairs
and Analytics, where she was a leader overseeing the development of clinical algorithms and
predictive models. Connie has her BA from Brown University, an MD from Mount Sinai School of
Medicine, and an MPH in Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins.
Jason Kemmer
Jason Kemmer
Principal, Transformation
Jason advises Evolent partners throughout the Clinical Transformation process. Jason comes to
Evolent with more than 15 years of experience in health services, six of which were spent working directly with providers. Most recently
he served as a Senior Manager in Accenture’s Health and Public Service practice where he led the work in the connected health and accountable
care space, which included creating the digital infrastructure strategy for a large payer after they decided to create a private health
information exchange. Jason also led the accountable care data strategy and vendor implementation for a health-system led Pioneer ACO
(1 of 32 chosen by CMS) as they moved from fee-for-service to risk. Prior to that, Jason was the Managing Director of
Operations for a provider-focused company with the sole purpose of reducing medical spending for the employee bases of self-insured hospitals.
Alissa Lash
Alissa Lash
Managing Director, Product Operations and Program Management
Alissa brings an extensive background in strategic marketing, sales and product operations to Evolent Health. She
began her career at the Advisory Board Company, marketing their early research products to hospitals and health systems
in the Southeast. After attending the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, Alissa joined McKinsey & Company,
where she helped develop long-term sales growth strategies for pharmaceutical company clients.
As a Managing Director at Atlantic Media Company, owner of The Atlantic and National Journal, she worked with the
Publisher's office to develop advertising sales strategies and event marketing efforts. She also played a central role in
new product development, helping create a roundtable of advisors among lobbyists and Washington thought leaders. Most
recently, she worked with a variety of clients on customer communication plans, and new media sales strategies. She also
helped create and grow sales training programs at the Advisory Board Company, both for individuals and at a departmental level.
Alissa is a graduate of Duke University.
Kevin Maher
Kevin Maher
Vice President, Client Implementation
Kevin is responsible for implementing population health programs for Evolent Health clients. Kevin
spent the past two years in the start-up innovation center at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New
Jersey where he was responsible for the design, implementation and management of the plan’s
patient-centered medical home program and network, all ACO relationships and contracts, and bundled
payment programs. Prior to Horizon BCBS, Kevin worked for Access Health, a population health
start-up that was later acquired by McKesson Corporation, where he spent nearly 14 years leading the
strategy, product and outcomes management functions for a $150M outsourced population health
business unit. Kevin also spent over 10 years as Principal consultant with Booz.Allen, responsible
for leading multiple patient focused care re-engineering engagements, and at Deloitte Consulting,
specializing in population health management strategy and implementation engagements for large
payers. Kevin started his career as an RN and practiced in the SICU of Charity Hospital in New
Orleans. Kevin received his Masters in Healthcare Administration from Tulane University.
Nupur Mehta, MD
Nupur Mehta, MD
Managing Director, Clinical Delivery
Nupur is responsible for defining and implementing priority clinical interventions
across our customer base. Nupur also partners with Evolent's CMO and Transformation
teams to define client strategy around key target populations. Prior to Evolent,
Nupur worked as an Associate at McKinsey and Company serving both Healthcare Payers
and Providers. He also serves as an Attending Physician at Washington D.C.'s Veteran
Affairs Hospital. Nupur earned his MD from Harvard Medical School, his Masters
in Public Health from Harvard University and his BS in Biochemistry from Duke
University.
Cheryl Michael
Cheryl Michael
As Evolent Health's Managing Director of Product Management, Cheryl is responsible for
the strategic direction and roadmap of Evolent’s Identifi product. Cheryl brings to this role over fifteen years of
experience driving innovative solutions to the provider market, primarily with acute care clinical systems. Her experience
also includes new product development as well as legacy system growth and expansion. Prior to Evolent, Cheryl worked at Optum
as a product manager during which time she provided strategic direction for their perioperative products, and also was responsible
for driving the ARRA meaningful use certification for one of their product lines. Before Optum, Cheryl worked at GE Healthcare as a
Director of Product Management and held various operational consulting roles at McKesson.
Cheryl has a BS in Business Administration from St. Joseph’s College and an MBA from Virginia
Commonwealth University.
Scott Musial
Scott Musial
Managing Director, Pharmacy Services
Scott is responsible for all aspects of pharmacy management at Evolent Health, including PBM
contract review, formulary and clinical protocol design, utilization management, medication therapy
management, pricing and rebate management, physician detailing and education and drug distribution.
Scott has over 25 years of pharmacy and managed care experience including 7 years of consulting
with large employer groups, integrated delivery systems and health plans. Prior to joining Evolent
Health, Scott held senior leadership positions with Fortune 500 managed care organizations,
consulting firms and a provider-sponsored health plan. Scott received a Bachelor's of Science in
Pharmacy from The University of Michigan and a Master of Science in Pharmacy from The University of
Texas at Austin.
Sean O'Donnell
Sean O'Donnell
Managing Director, Product Management
Sean is responsible for product and partnership development at Evolent Health. Prior to Evolent, Sean
was the Head of Marketing for Health IT and Provider Solutions at Aetna where he was responsible for
leading the market analysis, plan development and launch of Aetna's collaborative care products and
services to hospital systems. Prior to his work at Aetna, Sean was the Managing Director at Red5
Health Strategies, a Washington D.C.- based healthcare consultancy working in the area of policy
analysis, capital formation, new venture development, marketing and commercialization for venture
stage and Fortune 50 clients. Sean also has prior executive leadership experience bringing venture
stage medical services organizations to market and previous marketing background in developing and
launching global brands and products to hospital, physician and consumer customers for Medtronic and
Novartis Pharmaceuticals. He received his MHS in Health Policy and Management from Johns Hopkins
University and his BA in Philosophy from Santa Clara University.
Eric Parmenter
Eric Parmenter
Vice President, Employer Services
Eric works with Evolent Health’s health system partners to design employee health programs in
keeping with the systems’ population management strategies. He joins Evolent with more than 25
years of experience serving health system clients by developing innovative total rewards strategies.
He is a recognized national leader in total rewards for the health care provider industry and has
authored published articles on the health status of health care workers and Employee ACOs. He is a
frequent moderator of panel discussions on the topic and a speaker at seminars and workshops across
the country. Eric led the consulting practice at HighRoads and was the hospital practice leader at
Towers Perrin and Towers Watson. His areas of focus include hospital executive compensation and
benefits, total rewards, workforce effectiveness and health care benefits. Prior to joining Towers
Perrin, Eric was the Midwest Practice Leader for Compensation and Benefit Consulting at Grant
Thornton LLP and prior to that he owned a benefit consulting, outsourcing and administration
firm in central Illinois.
Neepa Patel
Neepa Patel
Vice President, Marketing
Neepa oversees Evolent Health’s marketing activities, joining Evolent with nearly 20 years of
experience in creating growth strategies and brands for leading health services companies and health
plans. Previously, Neepa was Senior Vice President of Strategy and Product Development for American
Imaging Management (AIM), a subsidiary of WellPoint. During a 6-year period, Neepa was instrumental
in the acquisition of AIM by WellPoint, leading the development of AIM’s value proposition, product
and business development, project management office and analytics function, resulting in growth from
5 health plan clients with 2M members to 35+ health plans with 40M+ members and from 1 to 7 products.
Prior to AIM, Neepa was the Executive Director of Corporate and Brand Strategy for the Blue Cross
Blue Shield Association where she developed and executed corporate-wide, cross-discipline
strategic and brand-building initiatives on behalf of the 40 Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plans.
Neepa has a Master's degree in Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan, and a
BS in Biology and Economics from Duke University.
Tom Peterson
Tom Peterson
Executive Vice President, Operations
Tom leads client implementations and local market operations for Evolent Health. Tom brings a blend
of valuable experience to Evolent, having run growth businesses, built organizations, developed
senior leaders and undergone clinical training as a psychotherapist. In the course of his 20-year
career, he has seen several businesses in the consulting, business services and technology sectors
through periods of significant growth. He has held executive roles with The Advisory Board Company,
leading H*Works, the company’s consulting division, as it doubled in revenue over a three-year
period. Tom also served as General Manager for Network Services, a management services organization
within HealthSouth Corporation responsible for managing the contracting, utilization management,
claims and network for risk-based and workers’ compensation contracts for HealthSouth. In addition,
he served as the Vice President of Managed Care and Payer Relationships for HealthSouth Corporation
in the Southeast. Tom earned a BA in Government from Harvard and an MA in Mental Health Counseling
from George Washington University.
Gary Piefer, MD
Gary Piefer, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Gary oversees the development of Evolent Health’s clinical model, driving model design and implementation efforts and overseeing clinical staffing in local markets. Prior to joining Evolent, Gary helped grow WellMed to $1B in revenue. Prior to joining WellMed, Gary was the physician leader within Seton Healthcare Network in Austin, Texas. In his capacity at Seton, Gary oversaw the clinical agenda for Seton’s Health Plan. Earlier in his career Gary owned and operated a large physician group that was acquired by Seton Healthcare. Gary started his career as a pharmacist, owning and operating two retail pharmacies. He earned his medical degree from the University of Texas at Houston Medical School, a Master's degree in Medical Management from the University of Texas School of Management and a pharmacy degree from the University of Houston. Gary is a Fellow with the American Academy of Family Physicians and American College of Physician Executives.
Chad Pomeroy
Chad Pomeroy
Chief Technology Officer
Chad leads Evolent Health’s information technology group and joins Evolent from Access Mediquip,
where he was responsible for strategy and technology. He previously spent five years at WellPoint,
where he was responsible for consumer innovation for the nation’s largest health benefits
company. Under his direction, the innovation team demonstrated a capacity to create, test and bring
new ideas to market quickly. Before leading the innovation team, Chad was Chief Technology Officer
for Lumenos, one of the pioneers of consumer-driven health plans. His responsibilities included
strategic direction of Lumenos’ award-winning online health site for consumers to manage their
health and health expenses, a proprietary claims payment solution designed specifically for health
reimbursement accounts and health savings accounts and a centralized data warehouse. Chad previously
worked for Congressional Quarterly, Inc., and was also Assistant Vice President of Information
Technology at the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
Josh Seidman, PhD
Josh Seidman, PhD
Managing Director, Quality and Performance Improvement
Josh oversees the quality and performance improvement of Evolent Health’s clinical programs. In his
22 years in health care, Josh has focused on: quality measurement and improvement; the intersection
of e-health and health services research; and structuring consumer e-health interventions to support
improved health behaviors and informed decision making. Prior to joining Evolent, Josh served as
Director of Meaningful Use for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services where he was
responsible for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s policy development around the
meaningful use of electronic health records and e-quality measures. Previously, Josh was the
founding President of the Center for Information Therapy, which advanced the practice and science of
using health IT to deliver tailored information to consumers to help them make better health
decisions. Josh has also served as Director of Measure Development at the National Committee for
Quality Assurance and has done research at the American College of Cardiology and The Advisory Board
Company. Seidman earned a PhD in health services research and an MHS in health policy & management
from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, and a BA in political science from Brown University.
Jerry Senne
Jerry Senne
Managing Partner, Transformation
Jerry leads Clinical Transformation efforts with Evolent Health’s health system partners. Jerry was
the founding President/CEO of Health First Health Plans (HFHP), a nationally regarded provider-sponsored
health insurer. HFHP served Medicare and Commercial clients and was recognized by U.S. News and World
Report as one of the top health plans in the country. CMS recognized HFHP’s quality and customer
satisfaction with “4.5 stars” and the National Committee for Quality Assurance recognized HFHP with
an “Excellent” rating. Under his leadership, HFHP grew to $380 million in
annual revenue and delivered 11 consecutive years of profitability. Jerry Senne also served as the
President/CEO of Holmes Regional Medical Center, the tertiary flagship hospital of the Health First
System. Jerry also was the Executive Vice President/Chief Strategy Officer of the Health First
parent company. Prior to his work at Health First, Jerry was the VP of Strategic Development at VHA
and was the VP of Corporate Services at Orlando Regional Medical Center (now Orlando Health).
John Tam, MD
John Tam, MD
Managing Director, Business Development
John leads business development activities for Evolent Health. John has nearly twenty years of
experience in care management and health care growth strategy. Most recently, John served as a Vice
President and Senior Medical Director at AgencyRx where he helped develop healthcare brands that
resonate with physicians and patients. Prior to this, John was a Principal with Accretive LLC, a
private equity firm, where he led investments in the care management and insurance sectors. John
also served as a Director at The Advisory Board Company and a Principal with Computer Sciences
Corporation (formerly APM, Inc.) where he led numerous provider strategy, operations, and IT
engagements. John earned his MD from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and his BA from
Williams College.
Dave Thornton
Dave Thornton
Chief Talent Officer
Dave oversees the recruitment, development and engagement of all Evolent Health employees. Dave is
responsible for establishing the company's talent foundation and building programs that foster and
grow the Evolent culture. Prior to joining Evolent, Dave held a variety of HR executive positions at
AOL, Inc. including both line HR and Center of Excellence roles, most recently as the company's VP
of Talent Management. Dave began his career working with Fortune 500 clients as an organizational
development consultant at HumanR, Inc. He received his Master's degree in industrial-organizational
psychology from George Mason University.
Monica Wellman
Monica Wellman
Managing Director, Data Management
Monica is responsible for Data Management at Evolent Health and has nearly two decades of experience in roles bridging business and
IT functions for regional and national health plans ranging from startups to Fortune 50 companies. She was an early employee
of Lumenos, Inc., a venture-capital funded start-up and pioneer in consumer-driven health care, where she served as part of the
leadership team that developed and supported the company's consumer and business technology. Following the company's acquisition
by WellPoint she helped establish a new Innovation function to deliver industry-leading products and experiences to WellPoint's
more than 33 million members nationwide. Most recently she worked with WellPoint's clinical analytics subsidiary, Resolution Health,
on a major initiative to integrate a proprietary analytics platform with an enterprise-wide data warehouse,
scaling IT capabilities in support of the company's entire membership base. Monica is a graduate of Georgetown University.
Steve Wigginton
Steve Wigginton
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development
Steve oversees business development at Evolent Health. Prior to joining Evolent, Steve served as
the founding CEO of Medley Health, a venture-backed technology and services provider for physician
practices. Previously, Steve was the President of Health Integrated, a leading provider of health
management solutions that improves clinical outcomes and quality measures, resulting in lower
healthcare costs. During his tenure at Health Integrated, the company launched award-winning care
management programs targeting high-risk and chronically ill patients, driving revenue growth at a
compound annual rate of 52%. Prior to Health Integrated, Steve was Executive Vice President of
Neoforma (Nasdaq: NEOF, acquired by GHX), which provided transaction and analytics services to 1,500
hospitals and more than 300 top medical and pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors. Steve
joined Neoforma’s executive team after its acquisition of Pharos Technologies—a company he co-founded. Steve holds a BS in Finance from Indiana University and an MBA from the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University.
