Industry Leading Speakers

Abby Davis

Executive Vice President, Director - Health & Productivity, Analytics, and Clinical Consulting

Alliant

Abby Davis is an Executive Vice President, Director of Health & Productivity, Analytics, and Clinical Consulting in the Southeast.  A Registered Nurse by background, Abby joined Alliant in 2008 and currently has leadership responsibilities over Specialty resources in the Southeast market.  Abby’s primary responsibilities include leading a team of health and productivity consultants, clinical risk consultants, and data scientists that consult with strategic clients across the country. She leverages her experience to deploy targeted, data-driven solutions including a focus on cost containment and outcomes validation. In addition to client consulting, she is part of a team driving the strategic alignment of resources focused on clinical integration, analytics design, and deployment efforts across the organization. Abby has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from the Medical College of Georgia.

Adam Kaufman

Senior Manager of Benefits

Crowell & Moring LLP

Adam Kaufman is the Senior Manager of Benefits at Crowell & Moring LLP, overseeing benefits globally for the firm. He has more than 15 years of experience administering benefits in the legal industry, complemented by a decade of experience in hospitality. This unique background shapes a highly service-oriented approach to benefits administration, with a strong focus on clear communication, accessibility, and employee education. Throughout his career, Adam has partnered closely with employees and leadership to translate complex benefits programs into practical, meaningful guidance that supports informed decision-making. Known for blending technical expertise with a customer-centric mindset, Adam is passionate about helping employees better understand and confidently navigate the complex world of benefits.

Akin Oyalowo

Associate Medical Director

Included Health

Dr. Akin Oyalowo helps healthcare leaders translate clinical complexity into programs that work for their populations. As a board-certified gastroenterologist with experience spanning frontline care, enterprise strategy, and health technology innovation, he designs solutions that improve outcomes while managing costs.

As Associate Medical Director at Included Health, Dr. Oyalowo drives clinical strategy for one of the nation's leading virtual-first integrated care platforms. Previously, he advised health systems, payers, and life sciences companies on transformation and growth at McKinsey & Company. As an Assistant Professor at Penn Medicine, he practiced gastroenterology and led initiatives to expand cancer screening in underserved communities.

Dr. Oyalowo holds an M.D. from University of Maryland and M.S. in Health Policy Research from University of Pennsylvania.

Alexandra Drane

Co-Founder & CEO

ARCHANGELS

Alexandra is co-founder and CEO of ARCHANGELS — a women-owned, public benefit corporation and omni-channel platform shamelessly hustling to make change happen for the 43% of adults across our nation serving as unpaid caregivers. ARCHANGELS engages and supports caregivers across all 50 states through partnerships with employers, consumer brands, health-plans/systems, communities, and states.

Alex co-founded Rebel Health, Eliza Corporation, Engage with Grace, and three other companies (all boot-strapped). She believes communities are the frontline of health, caregivers are our country’s greatest asset, and we need to expand the definition of health to include life.

A strong champion for the power of public-private partnerships, Alex sits on boards where she can help influence policy and advocacy efforts as well as working directly with states. Her board roles include the Joint Commission Resources Board of Directors, RAND Social and Economic Policy Advisory Board, Vice Chair of the Trustee Advisory Board at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and several more.

Alex's awards include being named to the first ever Care100 list, a VNA Care Hero, a Top Women in Healthcare’s Entrepreneur of the Year, one of Boston Globe’s Top 100 Women Leaders, and the Boston Business Journal’s “40 Under 40.” She is asked to speak nationally and internationally at venues including Milken Global Conference, CNN Life Itself, TEDMED, HLTH, NCQA, and Aging 2.0.

Outside of healthcare, she enjoys car racing, fiercely loving on family, friends, neighbors, and living into the joyful belief that ‘the adventure begins when it all goes wrong’ (Yvonne Chouinard).

Alison Borland

Chief People and Strategy Officer

Modern Health

Modern Health is a global leader in adaptive mental health care, dynamically offering multi-modal mental health support that delivers meaningful outcomes at a sustainable, predictable cost. With therapy, psychiatry, coaching, community groups, self-guided tools, and crisis support, we dynamically create individualized care journeys to address a spectrum of mental health needs and preferences with culturally responsive providers in 200+ countries and territories and 80+ languages. Backed by peer-reviewed research and a proprietary blend of technology and live support, Modern Health delivers measurable outcomes, globally equitable access, and sustainable pricing. Our industry-leading Adaptive Care Model and dedicated, human-centered, operationally tuned, customer success partners make us a trusted partner for organizations worldwide.

Amber Andrus

Director, Employee Benefits

The Kinetic Group

Amber Andrus is a seasoned employee benefits leader with over 20 years of experience in HR and compliance. She currently serves as Director of Employee Benefits at The Kinetic Group (formerly Vista Outdoor Inc.), where she’s led strategic benefits initiatives for nearly a decade. Amber’s career includes key roles at Centricity Solutions and Lindquist LLP, where she specialized in benefits management and regulatory compliance. She holds a B.S. in Political Science from the University of Utah. Amber is known for her strategic mindset, collaborative leadership, and commitment to employee well-being.

Ana-Maria Constantin

CEO and Co-Founder

Cascade AI

Ana-Maria Constantin is the CEO and Co-Founder of Cascade AI, the platform for AI-first HR and operations. A former Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, she built large-scale cloud systems, earned multiple patents in AI systems, and saw firsthand how code could impact millions of users simultaneously. That experience led her to focus on applying machine learning to HR and benefits, a function historically on the wrong side of the digital divide.

At Cascade, Ana-Maria leads confidential, fit-for-purpose HR AI agents that sit across the HR stack, handling complex employee questions, orchestrating workflows, and guiding managers in real time. Cascade’s agents incorporate each employee’s benefits, local policies, and training resources by job title to streamline complexity, scale support, and align people strategy with business outcomes. By prioritizing trustworthy, domain-specific AI that augments, rather than replaces, human expertise, she and her team are redefining human–AI collaboration and helping global organizations move faster, make smarter decisions, and elevate the employee experience at scale.

Annette Pownell

Sr Director, Innovative Pharmacy Programs

Navitus Health Solutions

As Senior Director of Innovative Pharmacy Programs at Navitus Health Solutions, Annette leads initiatives that improve medication access, affordability and outcomes. Over the last decade, Annette has driven the development and integration of programs focused on specialty medication management, benefit design, digital therapeutics and discount card solutions. She is very passionate about advancing pharmacy programs that support patient-centered care and sustainable cost management.

Before joining Navitus, Annette held key product management roles at Hologic, Inc., where she managed molecular diagnostic portfolios, and at EMD Chemicals, where she managed Novagen brand life science products.

Annette holds a master’s degree in oncology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Northern Iowa.

Ashley McDaniel

Senior Director, Total Rewards NA

Rentokil Terminix

Ashley McDaniel, CCP, GRP is a seasoned HR executive at Rentokil Terminix with deep expertise in Total Rewards, compensation, benefits, and HR operations. Her work has helped the company scale confidently through rapid growth.

She has led major integration efforts across dozens of acquisitions, bringing consistency and equity to a rapidly expanding workforce. Ashley also directed large-scale job architecture and reclassification across multiple countries and helped implement Workday to strengthen data integrity, streamline operations, and improve analytics. Beyond systems and structure, she is committed to developing people. Her leadership development program has advanced high-potential employees into senior roles and strengthened the organization’s future-ready talent bench.

Brandon Werber

CEO & Founder

Airvet

Brandon Werber is the founder of Airvet, a benefit built to give pet parents on-demand access to high-quality veterinary care. The idea for Airvet was sparked by a stressful moment with his French Bulldog, Carlos, that exposed how difficult it can be to get timely, trusted guidance for your pets when pet parents need it most.

Motivated by that experience, Brandon set out to address two of the biggest challenges facing pet families today: access to and affordability of care. Under his leadership, Airvet helps pets live their longest, healthiest, and happiest lives by removing barriers to veterinary care and giving pet parents peace of mind.

Brandon lives in his hometown of Los Angeles, California, and is a graduate of the University of Southern California. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family and his dogs. He remains deeply passionate about improving the lives of pets, and the people who love them.

Brittany Knight

Sr. Director, Employee Benefits

NextEra Energy, Inc.

Brittany Knight is Senior Director of Employee Benefits at NextEra Energy, where she is responsible for the strategy, design, and governance of health and welfare programs across the enterprise. Her work focuses on using benefits as a strategic workforce lever—balancing cost stewardship, regulatory compliance, and employee experience. Brittany has deep expertise in self‑funded health plans, tax‑efficient benefit design, and innovative programs supporting working families. She regularly partners with senior leadership to translate complex benefits decisions into business‑aligned outcomes that support talent attraction, retention, and long‑term workforce stability.

Brock Anderson

Head of B2B

Function Health

Brock Anderson brings over two decades of experience at the intersection of HR leadership, population health strategy, and employer innovation. At Function Health, Brock partners with leading employers to design and implement proactive health solutions that drive measurable outcomes and cost reduction across diverse employee populations.

A former CHRO and McKinsey strategist, Brock has advised Fortune 500 companies on workforce well-being, talent management, benefits design, and clinical innovation as well as corporate strategy.

Brock’s work has helped organizations move from reactive care models to strategic prevention—empowering HR leaders to improve engagement, reduce long-term risk, and build a culture of health ownership at scale.

Bruce Rogen

Chief Medical Officer, Employee Health Plan

Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Bruce Rogen graduated from Brown University and then attended Tulane University Medical School for both his MD and MPH degrees, and completed his residency in general internal medicine at UCLA in 1991.

Since returning to his birthplace of Cleveland in 2009 he has been Chief Medical Officer for the 135,000 member Cleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan. In 2017 he was appointed chairman of the Cleveland Clinic Quality Alliance, a clinically integrated network based in Northeast Ohio with over 10,600 providers.

Cameron Hume

VP Client Success

Solera Health

Chris Crawford

Founder & CEO

RxSaveCard, Inc.

Chris founded RxSaveCard with a mission to make prescriptions more affordable for employers and their employees. He recognized that in many cases, prescriptions cost more when someone uses their insurance than what is available through “cash” and discount card options. RxSaveCard is the solution: a simple way to unlock lower cash and discount card prices without requiring a PBM switch, all while ensuring compliance with ERISA fiduciary standards.

Chris has over 25 years of experience in employee benefits, including 9 years at Mercer where he served in national leadership roles. He also founded a benefits consulting firm in 2009, CMC Advisory Group, that was sold to Cottingham & Butler in 2015. More recently, he has narrowed his focus to pharmacy benefits and the PBM industry. Prior to founding RxSaveCard, he served as Chief Growth Officer for VIVIO, a specialty drug management solution. Prior to VIVIO, Chris served as Chief Growth Officer for HealthStrategy, LLC, a leading pharmacy benefits consulting firm.

Christine Muldoon

Senior Vice President, Marketing and Strategy

WebMD Health Services

Christine Muldoon is the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Strategy at WebMD Health Services. In this role, she is responsible for the company’s overall market strategy and execution, including marketing, B2B and B2C communications, and market positioning. Additionally, Christine works extensively with clients and internal stakeholders to evaluate the market, leverage voice of the customer, evaluate partnership opportunities and operationalize opportunities for the company’s success. Christine has more than 20 years experience in the health care industry. She is an industry speaker and is thought leader on Forbes Human Resources Council. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Business from Providence College and a master’s degree in Business and Health Care Management from the University of Connecticut.

Claire Morrow

Head of Clinical Consulting

Hinge Health

Dr. Claire Morrow is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Head of Clinical Consulting at Hinge Health. Her work includes supporting members, training physical therapists on evidence-based practices, advising product leadership, and contributing to commercial initiatives. She serves as the physical therapist representative on the Hinge Health clinical leadership team. Dr. Morrow is a board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy. She is also clinical faculty for the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency, mentoring newly licensed physical therapists. Her prior experience includes outpatient care in hospital-based clinics, onsite employer clinics, and working with professional athletes. Her professional mission is to empower individuals to better understand pain, improve function, and enhance quality of life.

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Corey Thomas

Benefits and Leave Manager

Gordon Food Service

Corey Thomas is the Benefits & Leave Manager for Gordon Food Service. He obtained his undergraduate degrees in Business Management and Business Economics from Grand Valley State University. Following, he obtained his MBA from Western Michigan University and has maintained SHRM and PHR certifications. Throughout his nearly 20-year career in Human Resources he has gained experience and insights in varied industry segments, all the while focusing on the employee experience, tailoring communication and business solutions to support individualized wants and needs of employees.

Corey has responsibility for the North American benefits strategy and U.S. leave strategy for Gordon Food Service, as well as serving as the company’s U.S. HIPAA Privacy Officer. Through the company’s more than 125-year history, Gordon Food Service has grown to become the largest family-operated broad-line food distribution company in North America by upholding the same business approach since 1897—being passionately committed to the people we serve.

Craig Kurtzweil

Chief Data & Analytics Officer, UnitedHealthcare E&I

United Healthcare

Craig Kurtzweil is the chief data & analytics officer for UnitedHealthcare’s commercial business. In this role, he leverages the nation’s largest health care data set to identify and share insights that can help people and care providers make more informed health care decisions, make health care more affordable for everyone and improve outcomes. This includes exploring new ways to apply data through machine learning and artificial intelligence, creating the next generation of health care analytics and making data a differentiator in the marketplace for the company.

Craig joined UnitedHealthcare in 2005. Since then, he has focused on enhancing how data and analytics support UnitedHealthcare’s largest employer customers. His team works with large and complex clients that require a broad view of data, ranging from cost and utilization to productivity and disability exposure. As part of this work, Craig formed the Center for Advanced Analytics to focus on analytic innovations that change the way we evaluate health care value.

Prior to joining UnitedHealthcare, Craig served as an actuarial consultant at Deloitte.

Craig graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science degree in actuarial science. He lives in Minnesota with his wife, son and daughter.

Don Abraham

Senior Partner, Kantar Consulting

Kantar

Don Abraham leads Kantar’s Foresight & Innovation consulting work, where he oversees the overall direction and growth of the practice, as well as leads select client engagements. In the past year, Don has helped shape the menu strategy for a leading QSR, developed the growth strategy for a real estate developer, crafted a growth blueprint for a major food manufacturer, and has a global non-profit develop and deploy new ways of thinking about the future of aging and belonging.

Prior to joining Kantar, Don has held senior leadership roles in a range of strategy and innovation consultancies. He is a 20-year consulting veteran from agency and think tanks and began his career as a new product development consultant before joining E&Y. His experience also includes management posts at Innovaro, Ipsos Strategy3 and Director positions at multiple non-profits.​

Don serves as a trusted advisor to global leadership teams and Boards and has won multiple awards for his client work and frequently delivers keynote presentations on how to find new space and grow a business. ​

Don graduated from Franklin & Marshall College with a B.A. in Political Science and lives in New Jersey with his wife of 23 years, 18-year-old twins, and rescue dog Riley.​

Doug Peddie

VP of Benefits

Siemens Energy

Doug Peddie is the Head of US Benefits for Siemens Energy. He came to that role from Siemens Corporation (US) where, since 2008, he led the post transaction benefits restructurings for 4 different Siemens divestitures/JVs. Prior to that, he held compensation/benefits positions at global and national companies such as Walt Disney World, USAir, Maryland Casualty and the Atlantic Mutual Insurance companies.

Doug has taught HR, compensation and benefits topics at Carlow College, Rollins College, Valencia College, and the University of Central Florida. He is a Board Member of the Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value. He has been a contributing editor/writer to articles in Consumer Driven Healthcare Implications for providers, payers and policymakers; The Job-Search Navigator: Secrets of a Reluctant Career Expert; and the Health Affairs article Value-Based Insurance Plus Disease Management Increased Medication Use And Produced Savings.

Doug has an MBA from Rider University, a Bachelor’s of Science degree from the College of New Jersey, and holds the CCP (Certified Compensation Professional) designation from World at Work.

Elina Onitskansky

Founder & CEO

Ilant Health

Elina Onitskansky is an experienced healthcare executive committed to enhancing access, affordability, & equity in healthcare. She is the CEO of Ilant Health, a value-based center of excellence for obesity and cardiometabolic health, which has been recognized as a top vendor in the space. She previously held a variety of leadership roles, including Senior Vice President & Head of Strategy at Molina, Chief Growth Officer at Help at Home, and Associate Partner and Co-Leader of the commercial service line at McKinsey. Elina has been recognized as one of Rock Health’s 2024 System Disruptors. Elina holds an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School & an A.B. in Chemistry & Physics magna cum laude from Harvard College.

Ellen Kelsay

President and CEO

Business Group on Health

Ellen is president and CEO of Business Group on Health. She is a sought-after speaker and expert on health and well-being issues. Kelsay hosts the Business Group on Health podcast and has authored various industry publications appearing in Harvard Business Review, Modern Healthcare, Pharmaceutical Executive and Employee Benefit News, among others. She frequently contributes on an array of critical topics such as health care affordability, prescription drug pricing, transparency, well-being, mental health, health inclusion and innovation across the U.S. and globally.

Business Group on Health is the longest standing and largest non-profit organization devoted exclusively to representing employers' perspectives on critical health, well-being and workforce strategy issues. The Business Group’s unparalleled multistakeholder community explores pressing health care and well-being issues via diverse perspectives and constructive discourse with an orientation for collective, collaborative action. It’s through this community that the Business Group keeps its membership on the leading edge of innovation, thinking and action to address the delivery, financing, affordability and experience with the health care system. Leveraging its network of members and industry thought leaders, the Business Group drives change by sharing best practices, shaping health care policy and crafting innovative solutions to improve employee health and well-being and optimize business performance. Business Group members, many of whom have operations globally, include most Fortune 100 companies and over 450 companies in total who provide health coverage and well-being benefits for more than 60 million employees, retirees and their families in over 200 countries and territories.

In addition to her role leading Business Group on Health, Ellen holds leadership roles across the health care industry including as Chair, National Board of Trustees for March of Dimes and as a Board member of The Leapfrog Group. Additionally, she is a Health Evolution Senior Fellow, a member of Women Business Leaders in Healthcare, Oliver Wyman’s Health Leaders Alliance and the Aspen Group.

Ellen has a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology and business administration from the University of Richmond and is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Ellen Rudolph

Co-founder and CEO

WellTheory

Ellen Rudolph is co-founder and CEO of WellTheory, a first-of-its-kind platform on a mission to reverse the autoimmune epidemic. Launched in 2022, WellTheory was born out of Ellen's personal health journey to empower the 50M Americans navigating autoimmune disease with evidence-based care, education & community. WellTheory has raised over $12.2M in funding from Accel, Lux Capital, Box Group, Rock Health, and others. Her work has been featured in numerous publications, including Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, and Inc. Magazine, and she has been recognized as Forbes 30U30 and Inc.'s Female Founders 250.

Prior to starting WellTheory, Ellen spent 7 years building early-stage consumer businesses from the ground up. She led the team responsible for the marketing website at Oscar Health NYSE OSCR, the first health insurance company built around a full-stack technology platform. Before that, Ellen helped build ecommerce pioneer Everlane's retail technology stack as one of its first product managers.

Ellen graduated from Stanford University with Distinction where she received a bachelor's degree in Product Design Engineering and was elected to Pi Beta Kappa. She is an active angel investor in early-stage female-founded and digital health companies and mentors women in tech and founders in her free time.

Eric Michael

Pharmacy Benefits Practice Leader

PwC

Eric leads the PwC National Pharmacy Benefits Consulting Practice and has over 25 years of pharmacy benefits’ management and consulting experience, which includes developing benefits strategies, contract procurements and renewals, analyzing and improving pharmacy program performance, as well as assessments.

He assists clients in evaluating the pharmacy benefits landscape including formulary management vendors, third party fulfillment such as Mark Cuban Cost Plus Pharmacy & Amazon Pharmacy, as well as Direct to Patient/Consumer pharmacy programs. He has consulted to MCOs, regional Blues, Integrated Delivery Systems, Fortune 200 organizations, collective buying organizations, health systems, and governmental bodies.

Previously, he worked in similar leadership positions for two national health and benefits consulting firms. He also worked within the PBM industry in varying capacities ultimately serving as the director of clinical programs and sales. He was responsible for the clinical account management functions to the large-employer marketplace after previously serving as a clinical account manager to the Blues marketplace. Earlier in his career, Eric was the director of pharmacy within the Cook County (Chicago) Health Bureau and started his career as a nuclear pharmacist.

He is a licensed pharmacist in 15 states including Illinois, New York and Texas

Evan Falchuk

CEO

FamilyFirst

Evan Falchuk is CEO of Family First, a caregiving advocacy company that partners with insurers and employers to support the 53 million Americans providing unpaid care to a loved one. Family First's team of registered nurses and masters-level social workers has managed thousands of caregiving cases across the full spectrum — from new parenthood through end-of-life — generating measurable reductions in caregiver burden, employee absenteeism, and claims costs. Prior to Family First, Evan was a co-founder and President of Best Doctors (now Teladoc Health), where he scaled a clinical decision-support company to serve 30+ million members globally. He is a licensed attorney and has spent his career at the intersection of healthcare, insurance, technology, and public policy.

Gijo Mathew

Chief Product Officer

Spring Health

Gijo Mathew is the Chief Product Officer at Spring Health, where he leads the vision, strategy, and execution of innovative mental health solutions that drive meaningful impact. Passionate about leveraging technology to transform healthcare, he focuses on building seamless, data-driven experiences that enhance access, engagement, and outcomes for members, providers, and customers alike.

A seasoned leader in product innovation, Gijo has a proven track record of scaling high-growth companies and developing market-leading solutions. Before joining Spring Health, he was the Chief Product Officer at VTS, where he led the development of the commercial real estate industry’s leading leasing and asset management platform. Prior to that, he served as Chief Product Officer at Web.com, overseeing product strategy for a suite of online marketing and operational technology solutions tailored to small and medium-sized businesses. His experience also includes leadership roles at CA Technologies (now Broadcom), where he drove product initiatives that enhanced user experiences and delivered significant business value.

Beyond technology, Gijo is dedicated to fostering strong leadership and collaboration, ensuring teams are empowered to create, innovate, and thrive. His mission at Spring Health is to align incentives across the mental health ecosystem, helping individuals get the right care at the right time. Based in New York, Gijo is always excited to explore new ideas, tackle big challenges, and collaborate on solutions that make a difference.

Glen Tullman

Chief Executive Officer

Transcarent

Glen Tullman is the CEO of Transcarent, the first comprehensive, consumer-directed health and care platform designed to make it easy for people to access high-quality, affordable care. Transcarent is transforming healthcare with WayFinding, an experience powered by clinicians and generative AI that allows Members to “Just Ask Transcarent” for instant, trusted health and benefits navigation, clinical guidance, and care delivery.

Glen was the Founder and CEO of Livongo Health, the first at-scale consumer digital health company empowering people with chronic conditions through data science. Under his leadership, Livongo completed the largest consumer digital health IPO, raised over $550 million, and merged with Teladoc Health in a landmark $18.5 billion deal.

Glen served as CEO of Allscripts, a leading provider of electronic prescribing and health records, where he led the company’s IPO and secondary offerings. Prior to that, he was CEO of Enterprise Systems, which he took public and later sold to McKesson/HBOC. His early career included serving as President and COO of CCC Information Systems, focused on technology for the property and casualty insurance sector.

Glen is a Founding Partner at 7wire Ventures, one of Illinois’ top-performing venture capital funds. He is the author of On Our Terms: Empowering the New Health Consumer, offering solutions to the chronic condition epidemic.

A committed philanthropist, Glen received the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award in 2019. He is also a Life Director of the Illinois Chapter of Breakthrough T1D.

Glen is inspired by his three children and four grandchildren.

Grace Brothers

Vice President, Benefits & Well-being

CNO Financial Group

Grace Brothers is Vice President of Benefits & Wellbeing at CNO Financial Group, headquartered in Carmel, Indiana. Since joining CNO in 1997, Grace has held leadership roles in human resources with responsibilities spanning total rewards, diversity and inclusion, and HR operations. In her current role, she leads CNO’s enterprise-wide benefits and wellbeing strategy for more than 3,000 associates, focusing on improving financial, mental, and physical health for employees and their families. Under her leadership, CNO has earned multiple awards for its wellbeing initiatives. Grace holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Ball State University.

Hau Liu

Chief Medical Officer

Cylinder Health

Hau Liu, MD, MBA, MPH, MS, has more than 20 years of health care experience, including leadership roles in clinical medicine, digital health, chronic condition management, and health care operations. Prior to his role at Cylinder, he served as Senior Vice President of Clinical Strategy at Teladoc Health, Chief Medical Officer at the Shanghai hospitals of United Family Healthcare, and Director of the Chronic Care Management Division at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. Dr. Liu is a practicing physician and currently on the faculty at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He previously served on the faculty at Stanford University School of Medicine and as a fellow at the Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research.

Jake Anderson-Bialis

Co-Founder

Inflection

Jake Anderson-Bialis co-founded Inflection alongside his wife, Deborah. Previously, Jake was a Partner at Sequoia Capital, the venture investors in Google, Apple, Instagram, TikTok and more. Jake graduated Summa Cum Laude from Duke University and as a Baker Scholar from Harvard Business School. He is a past board member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine and a member of the International Menopause Society. Jake lives in San Francisco and Auckland, NZ with his wife & three children.

Jake Frenz

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

SmithRx

Jake Frenz is the founder and CEO of SmithRx, a new type of pharmacy benefits manager (PBM). Jake is dedicated to reducing the complexity and cost of pharmacy benefits, pioneering a disruptive new model that is transparent, 100% pass-through, and prioritizes costs over discounts. Prior to founding SmithRx, Jake built the operations organization at Collective Health, and led large program teams delivering commercial and Medicare healthcare products at Anthem.

Jake served as a Captain in the Marine Corps as a logistics officer with 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, where he completed two tours in Iraq. After leaving active military service, he turned his attention to healthcare and co-founded CombatIV, an infusion-pump IV device designed for combat zones. Jake received a B.S. in Finance and Economics from the University of Colorado and holds an MBA from UCLA.

James Startare

Vice President, Benefits

Aramark

James is the Vice President of Benefits for Aramark. In his role James is responsible for oversight over all of Aramark’s benefit functions including strategic and financial responsibility for Aramark’s health and welfare programs and retirement savings plans.

James has 25 years of experience in the area of group health and welfare benefits. James has industry experience from three pivotal perspectives – consulting, carrier and plan sponsor, allowing him to see the industry from a unique lens, bringing distinctive value and industry perspective.

Prior to joining Aramark James was a Vice President at Aon’s Philadelphia practice. James also held the position of Deputy HR Director for the City of Philadelphia under Mayor Nutter’s Administration where he held trustee seats on various joint management/labor boards. James began his career at Independence Blue Cross as an account executive serving national accounts. James currently sits on varies client advisory boards and is member of the Board of Directors for the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health.

James has his bachelor’s degree in Management from LaSalle University and a Minor in Health Care Administration. James attained his master’s Degree in Health Care Administration from St. Joseph’s University.

Jason Tibbels

Chief Medical Officer

Lantern

Dr. Tibbels is the Chief Medical Officer of Lantern where he has the responsibility of ensuring the delivery of excellent care to the millions of members they serve. He is an established physician executive with a 20-year history of leading the clinical efforts of innovative healthcare companies. Before joining Lantern, Jason was the Chief Quality Officer at Teladoc Health where he was a pioneer in defining quality and patient safety in the virtual space and oversaw the delivery of care to over 90 million US members. While there, he founded the Institute of Patient Safety and Quality of Virtual Care, the first AHRQ-certified Patient Safety Organization dedicated to the virtual setting. He is a well-known advocate for high quality care and is frequently called upon to provide expertise across the country for government entities, regulatory bodies, healthcare organizations and media. Dr. Tibbels is a family physician in Decatur, TX where he continues to maintain clinical practice. He is a member of the Texas Medical Board and the Standards Committee of NCQA. He is an AOA graduate of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas and completed his residency in family medicine in Waco, TX.

Jaya Savkar

SVP of Product

Maven Clinic

Jaya Savkar is a product executive who builds and scales AI-driven consumer experiences that shape how people create, connect, and discover. Prior to joining Maven Clinic, she led high-impact product teams at Meta, building and scaling AI-powered consumer experiences across Facebook Reels and Video, immersive social VR, and trust-driven platforms. As VP Product at Shutterfly, she helped scale the business from $400 million to $2 billion while transforming personalized commerce and creation experiences through machine learning-powered personalization at scale.

Jeff Miller

Vice President - US

nudge

At nudge, Jeff is responsible for leading the US team, strategic growth initiatives, and growing partnerships. Workforce financial wellbeing is more than just a job for Jeff. He has a passion for advocating for the financial health of the workforce and all things personal finance.

Prior to nudge, Jeff spent 20 years at MetLife in Financial Wellbeing. He was the Team Lead for MetLife’s PlanSmart Financial Wellbeing Platform. With MetLife, Jeff helped to initiate financial wellbeing programs for some of the most complex and well-recognized organizations in the world. Prior to focusing on corporate financial wellbeing, Jeff served as a financial planner for individuals, families, and small business owners.

Jeff is a graduate of Dickinson College with a BS in International Business and Management. He maintains his Series 7, 66, 39, licenses. Jeff and his wife Katie work with local high school students to help build financial literacy in their hometown of West Chester, PA. Jeff has been published in several industry publications including HR.com, Employee Benefit News, PlanSponsor Magazine. He was also featured as a speaker for organizations including the Employee Benefit Research Institute, Silicon Valley Employers Forum, and the Northeast Business Group on Health.

Jeff Scott

Managing Director Global Benefits, Retirement and Wellbeing

BMO Bank of Montreal

Throughout his almost 27 year career at BMO Jeff has been known as a fixer, a change agent who has led enterprise change initiatives and refined North American operations in diverse areas such as technology development, procurement, learning, talent acquisition and now benefits and wellness. As Global Head, Benefits and Wellness at BMO Jeff is leading a transformation and integration agenda aiming to Boldly Grow the Good in the lives of BMO's employees by delivering benefits and wellness programing that meet evolving needs with inclusive, flexible and digitally enabled offerings that prioritize mental, physical, social and financial health. Jeff is passionate about disrupting the status quo, loves to ask the question “Why not?”, apply a little common sense and bring everyone along for the ride.

Jeff Wells

Co-founder and Board Director

Marathon Health

Jeff Wells, MD, is the CEO and co-founder of Marathon Health, a modern healthcare company that specializes in delivering advanced primary care for employers throughout its network of onsite, near site, network, and virtual health centers. To date, the company has delivered more than $1 billion in healthcare savings for its clients, which include Cargill, Tyson Foods, the City of Indianapolis, and OneAmerica.

Before merging with Marathon Health, Wells served as the President and co-founder of OurHealth, where he spent 10 years designing and scaling an innovative primary care model and launched the country’s largest near site clinic network called MyClinic.

Wells, who earned his MD in internal medicine from Indiana University, is also the former director of Indiana’s Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning, managing a $5 billion healthcare program. Under his leadership, Indiana’s healthcare trend rate was cut in half—from 10 percent to 5 percent—without sacrificing services or program eligibility. Additionally, the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) was created during his tenure and is widely considered one of the country’s most innovative models for increased health insurance coverage.

Wells has been recognized as one of the Indianapolis Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 and serves on the board of Indiana YPO.

Jen McClain

Vice President, Total Rewards

Hertz

Jen McClain is currently Vice President, Total Rewards at the Hertz Corporation. She has been at Hertz for 10 years in progressive leadership roles across HR, including HRIS, HR Project Management, HR Policy & Process Improvement, Corporate HR Business Partner, Corporate Learning & Development, and Benefits. In her role at Hertz, she successfully implemented paid parental leave, an adoption assistance program, an enhanced maternity and fertility program, and surrogacy support. She also founded the Hertz Working Families & Allies Employee Resource Group. Jen has 2 daughters, Olivia and Addison, and husband, Kyle. She has a Bachelor’s in Business Management and a Master's in Business Administration with a concentration in Information Systems; both from Florida Gulf Coast University. She is also a Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from Purdue University, Certified Compensation Management Specialist from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, SHRM Senior Certified Professional, and Distinguished Toastmaster.

Hertz is one of the world’s leading car rental and mobility solutions providers, with approximately 26,000 employees around the globe, and approximately 11,200 company-operated and franchisee locations in 160 countries.

Jenna Glover

Chief Clinical Officer

Headspace

Dr. Jenna Glover is Chief Clinical Officer at Headspace, where she oversees the company’s Care Services, including coaching, therapy, psychiatry, QA and training, and care enablement teams, to ensure members receive high-quality, culturally-responsive care. She previously served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Director of Psychology Training at Children’s Hospital Colorado, and as the lead psychologist at Avalon Hills, a residential eating disorders program based in Logan, Utah.

Jenna’s clinical work focuses on utilizing motivational interviewing and acceptance based therapies across a range of internalizing disorders. Her passion is working with others to develop skillful behaviors that help create a life worth living. Jenna also provides professional and community outreach, frequently delivering talks and lectures on promoting wellness and self-care. She has also given a TEDTalk on these topics, and has contributed to publications including Fortune, NPR, The Washington Post, USA Today and more. She has been honored with awards for teaching excellence, service to students, and wellness. Jenna is a licensed psychologist, and received her doctorate in Combined Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychology from Utah State University. You can find Jenna on LinkedIn.

Jennifer Birdsall

Chief Clinical Officer

ComPsych

Dr. Jennifer Birdsall is a board certified, licensed clinical psychologist and Chief Clinical Officer at ComPsych Corporation. Dr. Birdsall received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Louisville and completed her Clinical Internship and Advanced Fellowship at the Pittsburgh Veteran’s Administration Healthcare System. She has worked in behavioral health for over 20 years and has treated clients in numerous interdisciplinary team settings including outpatient mental health, inpatient psychiatry, primary care, home-based care, and post-acute long-term care.

As Chief Clinical Officer at ComPsych, Dr. Birdsall leads clinical strategy and innovation efforts, supporting the development of programs that expand access to high-quality whole-person well-being. Her work centers on developing solutions that support meaningful outcomes for individuals while helping organizations promote wellbeing across their populations so team members can thrive at home and work. Dr. Birdsall also serves on the board of several professional psychology and healthcare associations, driving access to quality and evidenced based behavioral health services.

Jenny Gonsalves

Chief Product & Technology Officer

Lyra Health

Jenny is Chief Product and Technology Officer at Lyra Health, where she leads technology and innovation. An early leader in AI in mental health care, she excels at using technology to build highly scalable and innovative products in close partnership with clinical teams. Prior to Lyra, Jenny spent over 16 years building large-scale CRM platforms. She holds a CS degree from the University of Toronto and has been recognized globally among the Top Women in HealthTech and on Girl Geek X’s list of Female CTOs to Watch multiple years in a row.

Jessica Landin

CEO

Vori Health

Jill Angelo

VP of Women's Health and Commercial Partnerships

ŌURA

Jill Angelo is a healthcare and technology executive, founder, and board director with 25 years of experience spanning Fortune 100, private equity, and venture-backed companies. She brings a proven track record of scaling high-growth organizations, leading M&A and integrations, managing risk in regulated industries, and building world-class teams across global markets.

Jill currently serves as Vice President, Women’s Health & Commercial Partnerships at ŌURA, where she leads global go-to-market strategy and partnerships to expand access to ŌURA’s health platform, with a focus on advancing women’s health and commercial growth. Previously, she was President of Virtual Health at Unified Women’s Healthcare, where she drove digital transformation and led the integration of Gennev, a women’s health company she founded and scaled through acquisition. Her earlier career includes 15 years at Microsoft in leadership roles across governance, strategy, and product management, as well as experience in IPO and post-acquisition integration at Great Plains Software.

Jill serves on the Board of Directors for Special Olympics Washington, where she sits on the Nominations & Governance Committee and previously chaired the CEO Search Committee. Recognized as one of Inc.’s Top 100 Female Founders, she is a respected leader in healthcare innovation, corporate governance, and women’s leadership.

Joanna Klein

Head of Global Benefits, Wellbeing, and Mobility

Zoetis

Joanna is a global benefits strategist and operations leader with 20+ years of experience across pharmaceutical and consulting organizations. As Head of Global Benefits and Wellbeing at Zoetis, she leads the strategy, design, and delivery of programs supporting nearly 15,000 colleagues in 45+ countries. Known for modernizing benefits to advance business objectives and attract and retain top talent, Joanna builds comprehensive offerings that support physical, emotional, financial, and social wellbeing—including pet benefits that reflect Zoetis’ commitment to animal health. A results-driven collaborator and problem-solver, she delivers high-impact programs that prioritize the wellbeing of colleagues and their families. Joanna implemented Ilant to provide colleagues and their families with robust, comprehensive, and holistic cardiometabolic care.

Jonathan Hayes

Head of US Benefits & Global People Team M&A

FIS

Jonathan Hayes is a Human Resources executive with deep expertise in benefits strategy and administration, employee wellbeing, and HR mergers and acquisitions. He is known for building scalable, employee centric people programs that support business growth, transformation, and regulatory compliance.

In his current role at FIS, Jonathan supports the benefits and wellbeing strategy, partnering closely with executive leadership, finance, legal, and operations teams. His scope includes benefits design, governance, workforce transitions, and also global HR M&A integration—ensuring programs are sustainable, compliant, and aligned with long term business objectives. Jonathan was integral to the successful integration of over 9,000 global colleagues as part of the strategic acquisition of Global Payments' Issuer Solutions business this past January.

Previously, Jonathan held senior HR roles at BlackRock, where he supported one of the largest global asset management organizations through rapid growth and change, and at Yahoo and Verizon, where he helped modernize benefits and wellbeing programs. Across these organizations, he has led full cycle HR M&A activity, including due diligence, benefits and compensation harmonization, employee communications, and post close execution.

Jonathan holds a degree from Pennsylvania State University and remains actively engaged in mentoring, speaking, and advancing the HR profession with students. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his pets, family and friends, and is passionate about gardening.

Jordan Karlitz,

Senior Medical Officer, Screening

Exact Sciences

Dr. Jordan Karlitz is a Principal Screening Medical Officer at Exact Sciences. He is a board-certified gastroenterologist whose academic and clinical career has focused on colorectal cancer screening, early-onset GI cancers and hereditary cancer syndromes. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of California, Berkeley where he majored in molecular biology/genetics and received his MD degree from the McGill University Faculty of Medicine. He completed internal medicine residency at Columbia University Medical Center and GI fellowship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Prior to Exact Sciences, Dr. Karlitz was Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Denver Health Medical Center and Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He began his academic and clinical career at Tulane University where he founded and directed the first hereditary GI cancer and genetics program in the state of Louisiana. 

Dr. Karlitz has research experience in early-onset colorectal cancer, hereditary GI cancer syndromes and healthcare disparities and has won multiple national research awards. His work has been published in a range of journals including Annals of Internal Medicine, Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. Dr. Karlitz has also held multiple leadership positions on a national level including Chair of Public Relations of the American College of Gastroenterology and Steering Committee/Board member of the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT), one of the American Cancer Society’s mission-critical roundtables.

Josh Golden

Senior Vice President, Strategy

Capital Rx

Josh is responsible for assessing market trends, evaluating business initiatives, and developing strategic partnerships to support the continued growth of Capital Rx. Prior to Capital Rx, Josh served as Area Senior Vice President at Solid Benefit Guidance, a division of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. He was responsible for the successful delivery of a wide range of pharmacy consulting solutions to Fortune 500 employers, government entities, labor unions, and health plans. Prior to joining Solid Benefit Guidance in 2016, Josh was the Practice Leader of the Employer Consulting Segment of Pharmaceutical Strategies Group, LLC. He has also held strategic consulting positions at Aon Hewitt, Mercer Human Resource Consulting, and Buck Consultants. Josh has a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University.

Julie Stadlbauer

Chief Business Development Officer

Progyny

Julie brings over two decades of strategy and leadership in business development at notable healthcare start-ups and some of the world’s largest health insurance companies. She leads a diverse team focused on Progyny’s strategy and growth execution across key partnerships, industry groups, and employer sales. Julie is passionate about Progyny’s mission and pairs her experience with employers, benefit consultants, and health plans to ensure that everyone has access to a comprehensive and supported fertility and family building benefit. Julie has been with Progyny since 2017, prior to joining Progyny, Julie held various roles at Cigna, Bloom Health, and ConsumerMedical.

Kasey Raetz

Vice President of Product + Pharma Contracting & Strategy

Evernorth

As Vice President of Product + Pharma Contracting & Strategy, Kasey’s team has overall responsibility for product, including value-based solutions, medical benefit management, cross-benefit opportunities through Evernorth® Health Services contracting efforts and the maximization of purchase opportunities for our home delivery pharmacy.

Prior to her current role, Kasey led the medical rebates team. She also has experience leading the strategic development and rollout of multiple supply chain products (e.g., SafeGuardRx®, Patient Assurance Program). Kasey received a PharmD from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville after earning a BS in medicinal chemistry from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Kathryn Rider

AVP Benefits

The Campbell's Company

Kathryn Rider is an accomplished HR leader with a proven track record in benefits strategy, employee wellbeing, and global healthcare governance. As the AVP of Benefits & Well-being at The Campbell’s Company, she leads initiatives that enhance healthcare accessibility and financial wellness for employees. Kathryn develops and implements large-scale wellness programs, integrated global health strategies, and drives employee engagement in financial and healthcare resources. Passionate about fostering a culture of wellbeing, she is committed to helping organizations create impactful benefits programs that support employees at every stage of their financial and personal health journeys.

Katie Wendorff

Senior Vice President of Advanced Contracting Strategies

Brown & Brown

Katie Wendorff is Senior Vice President of Advanced Contracting Strategies at Brown & Brown, where she leads a specialized consulting practice helping employers navigate complex healthcare decisions through data-driven insights. She is a seasoned healthcare executive with over 25 years of healthcare experience across diverse stakeholders, including payers, providers, patients, within both federal and commercial client segments.

With deep expertise in onsite and near-site clinic strategies, direct contracting models, health plan consulting, provider contracting, and occupational health, Katie is a trusted advisor in the evolving landscape of employer-sponsored healthcare. She partners closely with executive, HR, and benefits leaders to optimize healthcare delivery channels improving patient outcomes while reducing the total cost of care.

Under her leadership, the Advanced Contracting Strategies team is committed to delivering innovative, analytically rigorous solutions that drive measurable impact, sustainable ROI, and long-term value for employers and the populations they serve.

Kelly Keith

Managing Director, Total Rewards

Rollins

Kelly Keith serves as the Managing Director of Total Rewards at Rollins, Inc., where she oversees the organization’s Health and Welfare and Retirement benefits, Compensation, Equity programs, and Payroll operations. With more than 25 years of experience spanning in‑house Total Rewards leadership and benefits consulting, Kelly brings deep expertise in designing programs that support both business performance and employee well‑being. She is especially passionate about advancing employee health care, patient advocacy, and ensuring individuals receive the support they need to navigate today’s complex care environment.

Kembre Roberts

Senior Vice President, Health Transformation Team Leader

Aon

Kembre is the Health Transformation Leader within our Health Solutions Practice. In this role, she is responsible for leading a team of clinical and wellbeing experts to support population health, wellbeing, complex care, and health equity strategies for our clients. Prior to joining Aon in 2023, Kembre served as the Senior Vice President for Employee Engagement at Lockton Companies where she led a team of individuals supporting clients in people analytics, workplace and engagement solutions, global wellbeing, and strategic communications. She first began working in the industry in 2002 as a corporate wellness practitioner. Her background includes leadership roles in employee benefits and wellness at Fortune 500 Companies, including Southwest Airlines and L-3 Communications. At Southwest, she led the development of the company’s first wellness program serving 50,000 employees and their dependents across 100 national locations.

Kembre’s expertise includes addressing diverse workforce needs in healthcare, precision population health, local healthcare strategy, global wellbeing, and employee engagement. She serves on local and national advisory boards for global wellbeing, employee engagement, health equity, and mental health. Kembre is a sought-after speaker and contributor for her work in social determinants of health, women’s health, and wellbeing. Her latest contribution includes co-authorship with other experts for the Health Enhancement Research’s Organization’s publication on Advancing Workforce Health Equity. Education Kembre earned a doctoral degree in kinesiology and a master’s degree from Texas Woman’s University.

Kevin Knight

Chief Marketing Officer

Sidecar Health

Kevin is a seasoned marketing leader with deep experience in consumer and enterprise marketing. Having cut his teeth as an early employee of Facebook, Pinterest, and Compass, Kevin brought his passion for improving healthcare to Vida Health where he served as the company’s first CMO. He was previously Chief Marketing Officer at ExpertVoice, Global Head of Brand Strategy and Marketing Communications at Pinterest, and a leader in the Facebook Creative Shop, where he developed some of the most successful campaigns in digital advertising. He previously held marketing roles at Google and Microsoft.

Along the way, Kevin has advised a number of well-known and start-up companies, including Flo Health, the Utah Jazz, Walrus Health, and Ancestry.

Kevin is a frequent public speaker at forums ranging from AdWeek to CES to Columbia University. He holds degrees from MIT, the University of Utah, and Utah Valley University. His work has won some of the most prestigious awards in advertising and marketing.

Kristin Devlin

Chief Pharmacy Officer

Rightway

As Chief Pharmacy Officer, Kristin is responsible for all service delivery aspects of Rightway’s pharmacy solution, including our pharmacy navigation programs, clinical strategy and operations, claims administration, and client services.

Prior to Rightway, Kristin worked at Evolent Health where she built and led the Pharmacy Operations team in support of Commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid Health Plan clients across the United States. Kristin has also held clinical and operational leadership roles at Catamaran, Independence Blue Cross, and PerformRx. Kristin obtained her Doctorate of Pharmacy at Duquesne University and completed her residency training at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.

Kristen Strobel

Senior Director, Global Benefits

BD

Senior Benefits Executive, Subject Matter Expert, and Industry Thought Leader with 25+ years of experience in designing and delivering employee-focused benefit programs. Kristen’s expertise encompasses a broad spectrum of technical aspects within health and welfare plans, retirement schemes, paid time off approaches and HR policies, ensuring an integrated approach to employee well-being. Kristen is committed to innovative strategic approaches to benefit offerings, plan designs and vendor selection processes aligned with market best practice, organizational goals and ID&E initiatives. Kristen is recognized as a pivotal and dependable Total Rewards leader who fosters a culture of collaboration through a relentless pursuit of excellence steering global benefits and well-being strategies towards measurable success.

Laura Burgess

Vice President of Human Resources

The Kinetic Group

Laura Burgess, CPP, is Vice President of Human Resources at The Kinetic Group, bringing over 15 years of experience and deep roots in Finance and analytics. She is known for creating meaningful employee experiences that drive organizational success by blending strategic vision with a people-centric approach. Her expertise spans every facet of HR—including employee relations, total rewards, payroll, HRIS, shared services, and talent acquisition—where she leverages data-driven insights to streamline processes, elevate the employee experience, and strengthen cross-functional partnerships.

Laura has led HR transformations, implemented new technologies, guided multiple mergers and acquisitions, and built HR functions post-company spinoffs. A trusted problem solver, she thrives in complex challenges such as rebuilding team culture and launching innovative rewards strategies. As a leader, she empowers her team through trust, clear expectations, and advocacy, fostering a culture where employees feel valued and inspired to excel.

Leslie Helou

Senior Vice President, Health Outcomes Strategy

MOBE

Leslie Helou is an accomplished clinical business leader committed to placing human connection at the forefront of healthcare advancements. Her background spans patient-focused clinical care, pharmaceutical and clinical research, medical communications, and strategic product development.

Leslie plays a pivotal role in the design of MOBE’s Comprehensive Medication Management service, integrated with lifestyle and behavioral change to promote sustainable outcomes for participants. She thrives at cultivating partnerships with Health Plans and large employers and champions a whole-person, human-led program for better patient health that reduces total cost of care for the most complex populations.

Leslie received a doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy before completing a multi-year post-graduate residency in pharmaceutical care and leadership and a clinical research fellowship in pharmaceuticals.

Lisa Baylor

Benefits Manager

Sedgwick

Lisa Baylor, Benefits Manager at Sedgwick, brings over 20 years of HR expertise, including 10 years specializing in employee benefits strategy and operations. She began her benefits career at York and joined Sedgwick in 2020. Lisa holds a Bachelor of Science in Communications from Ohio University.

Recognized for her ability to design and deliver strategic, employee-focused programs, Lisa excels in benefits administration, vendor management, compliance, and communication strategies that empower employees to maximize their benefits.

Her philosophy centers on creating programs that address diverse wellbeing needs—ensuring access to high-quality care, reducing stress, and driving measurable health outcomes. Lisa is passionate about fostering positive employee experiences and delivering benefits that make a meaningful impact.

Lisa Morozoff

Sr Manager, Americas Benefits

Adobe

Lisa Morozoff is the Senior Manager of Benefits in the Americas for Adobe, overseeing a team driving benefit strategies representing about 20,000 employees in the Americas. Adobe has long been recognized as a thought leader in fostering creative and successful Global Health and Wellbeing programs for their employees, making Adobe consistently one of the best companies to work for. Lisa has over 20 years of Benefits strategy, management, and operations experience, having previously served as a Principal at Mercer (Health & Benefits Practice), the Head of Global Benefits Operations and Finance at Uber (30,000 employees in ~80 countries), and a Benefits Lead at both Lam Research and Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

Lisa Woods

Vice President, Physical & Emotional Wellbeing

Walmart Inc.

Lisa Woods serves as Vice President, Physical and Emotional Wellbeing for Walmart Stores, Inc. Lisa is a benefits professional with broad-based knowledge and has been recognized nationally as an innovator and thought leader in health care with a strong commitment to ensuring that more than a million Walmart associates have access to benefits that are comprehensive, affordable and competitive. Lisa has played a key role in developing a portfolio of innovative programs focused on payment reform, reducing waste in the system and ensuring the appropriateness of care for Walmart associates.

Lisa led the effort with her team to design and implement the Centers of Excellence program for heart, spine, joint replacements and cancer with leading quality health systems. Lisa has also worked on developing narrow network plans focused on quality, including direct contracting with ACO’s. Walmart was presented with the 2019 Helen Darling Award for Excellence in Health Care Value and Innovation by the National Business Group on Health for efforts to improve the health care delivery system. In addition, Lisa was named to Fortune magazine’s World’s Greatest Leaders (#10) in 2019, as a result of her efforts, and most recently, she was awarded the 2020 Top 25 Health Care Innovators.

Lisa serves on many committees and boards, including board chair for the Purchaser Business Group on Health (PBGH), board vice president for the Council of Employee Benefits, several National Business Group on Health (NBGH) affiliated committees, Leapfrog and the Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR).

Liz Thiel

VP of Human Resources

Netsmart

Liz Thiel is the Vice President of Talent & Culture at Netsmart Technologies and is based in Kansas City. With more than 20 years of HR leadership experience in the healthcare IT sector, including time at Cerner (now Oracle Health), Liz leads teams focused on the full spectrum of associate experience. A self-proclaimed data nerd, she champions the principle that experience drives engagement, demonstrated through discretionary effort, creativity, and innovation. At Netsmart, Liz has pioneered a proactive approach to well-being by weaving wellness into the fabric of everyday work: from leader-led awareness campaigns for Mental Health and Suicide Awareness Month and equipping associate resource groups with tools tailored to their communities' unique needs, to integrating wellness into career navigation and skill building.

Manveen Mahal

Director, Global Benefits

The Wonderful Company

Manveen is the Senior Manager, Benefits, at the Wonderful Company and leads the strategy and operations of holistic benefit and well-being programs that support a diverse, global workforce. She oversees the design and performance of the health plans, leveraging a robust data strategy to drive innovative solutions that improve outcomes and manage long-term costs. Known for her thoughtful leadership, Manveen directs cross-functional initiatives, vendor partnerships, and compliance frameworks to ensure programs remain high-value, sustainable, and aligned with organizational priorities. Her work centers on elevating member experience and wellbeing through strategic, data-informed solutions that enhance the organization’s total rewards strategy.

Mark Prentice

Director of External Relations

The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation

Mark Prentice joined the Foundation as its first-ever Director of External Relations in 2025. In his role, Mark leads the Foundation’s communications, public affairs, and external engagement.

In 2020, Mark founded the communications and public affairs consulting firm Union Street Strategies, which worked with mission-driven non-profit organizations, advocacy campaigns and coalitions, political candidates, and leading companies around the country.

Prior to that, Mark was a Senior Advisor and Communications Director for the Mayor of Seattle.

Mark was also a communications advisor to the late Paul G. Allen, a philanthropist and cofounder of Microsoft.

In Washington, D.C., Mark was the Communications Director for former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, retired NASA astronaut and Navy veteran Mark Kelly (USN, Ret.) - now a United States Senator from Arizona - at their national gun safety organization, Giffords Courage.

His public service included working in the United States House of Representatives as the Press Secretary and Speechwriter for Congresswoman Nita Lowey (NY-17) while she served as the top-ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee.

A proud third-generation Washingtonian, Mark graduated from Whitman College. He lives in Seattle.

Marny Rodriguez

VP of Family Support Benefits

Morgan Stanley

Marny is an accomplished Human Resources leader with experience across various disciplines including Benefits, Retirement, Talent Acquisition and Employee Relations. In her current role as Head of Family Support, Marny is responsible for developing strategies and managing programs designed to guide employees through their family building and caregiving journeys. Marny has lived and worked in the US, Singapore and Israel, and currently resides in New Jersey with her husband and two teenage sons.

Matthew Hall

Benefits Strategy Manager

Koch

Matthew Hall is the Benefits Strategy Manager for Koch HR Solutions, which manages Total Rewards for Koch, Inc. and its affiliated companies. Matt has been in this role since 2018, and previously worked in other roles within the HR/Benefits support at Georgia-Pacific and Koch, and has worked at Koch companies for 20 years. He's been part of the team at Koch which was driven significant changes in our Total Rewards offerings, including the successful launch and operation of a well-being program, harmonization and simplification of offerings across our companies, additional support programs and navigation to improve the member experience, all while continuing to offer stable plan designs and choice for our employees over the past decade.

Melinda Morimoto

Senior Benefits Director

Genentech

Melinda Morimoto is the Senior Benefits Director at Genentech. Melinda is a thought leader in benefits with 35 years of experience since she graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. She leads a team of strategic reward partners who design, manage and communicate leading edge benefits for 22,000 US Genentech and Roche employees. Under her leadership, Genentech has enhanced support resources in an effort to deliver valuable and inclusive benefits for its diverse workforce. Her team strives to improve the health and well-being of its employees, their families and communities.

Melinda has testified at the California Select Committee on Reproductive Health on Genentech’s menopause benefits. She was thrilled to join the White House Biden Cancer Moonshot workshop: Unlocking Strategies to Increase Workforce-Enabled Cancer Screening. Her team fulfilled Genentech’s commitment by piloting women’s health screening days in September, 2024.

You can catch Melinda in action in the PBS documentary, The M Factor: Breaking the Silence on Menopause. And if you ask her, she’s just getting started.

Meredith Turner-Williams

Senior Vice President of Client & Operations

Castlight Health

Meredith Turner-Williams is the Senior Vice President of Client & Operations at apree, where she oversees the strategic direction and execution of client services and operational excellence. With over 20 years of experience in healthcare, Meredith excels in driving growth, optimizing processes, and ensuring top-tier client satisfaction. Her leadership is marked by a commitment to fostering strong client relationships and streamlining operations to deliver outstanding results. Meredith holds a B.A. from Butler University and is passionate about leveraging innovation to enhance organizational efficiency and client success.

Michael Gabriel

National Medical Director, Carelon Palliative Care

Carelon

Dr. Michael Gabriel is a board-certified physician specializing in Palliative Care, with a background in Family Medicine and Fellowship training in both Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Geriatric Medicine, currently serving National Medical Director at Carelon Palliative Care. With a career defined by compassion and clinical excellence, Dr. Gabriel is deeply committed to advancing patient-centered care for individuals with serious and complex illnesses.

He began his academic journey at Fordham University and earned his medical degree as a member of the charter class at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Dr. Gabriel completed his residency in Family Medicine at the University of Alabama and then pursued advanced fellowship training as the inaugural fellow in the combined integrated Geriatrics-Hospice and Palliative Care Fellowship at Yale School of Medicine- training that reflects his dedication to the holistic care of aging and vulnerable populations.

Since joining Carelon Palliative Care in 2018, Dr. Gabriel has held several key leadership roles, including Lead Physician for the Northeast and East Regional Medical Officer. Throughout these roles, he has been a driving force in shaping clinical strategy and quality improvement initiatives, always with a focus on honoring patients’ values, goals, and dignity.

Dr. Gabriel’s approach to care is rooted in empathy, collaboration, and a belief that every patient deserves individualized support during life’s most challenging transitions. He is committed to patient advocacy and dedicated to advancing and expanding the availability of Palliative Care in the United States.

Michele Arnette

Lead, Benefits Analyst

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

As a seasoned HR Benefits Professional, I have decades of experience in designing, implementing, and managing comprehensive benefits programs that enhance employee satisfaction and support organizational goals.

In my current role as Lead Benefits Analyst, I drive strategic initiatives that optimize benefits and improve employee engagement. My analytical skills and attention to detail ensure that our benefits programs are not only competitive but also compliant with all relevant regulations.

I am passionate about leveraging data-driven insights to create impactful benefits strategies that align with Lumen’s vision and values. My commitment to continuous improvement and my ability to adapt to changing environments have been key to my success in this field.

Mike Adams

Head of Benefits

7-Eleven

Mike Adams serves as the Head of Benefits at 7-Eleven, overseeing health and welfare and retirement plans for over 85,000 employees in the United States and Canada. With extensive experience in the field, Mike provides advisory services to private equity and venture capital funds, focusing on health solutions for self-insured benefit plans. Previous roles include Senior Advisor at Mercer HR Consulting, Vice President of Benefits at Dean Foods Company, and Director of the Benefits Consulting Practice at PwC, among others. Mike's educational background includes a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Human Resources Management from The University of Texas at Arlington.

Mike Medel

SVP and Practice Lead, Plan Sponsors

Pharmaceutical Strategies Group

With over 25 years in Pharmacy, there’s not much that Mike Medel hasn’t seen or done. As SVP and Practice Lead, Plan Sponsors, he works with employers, health systems, and labor unions to help them navigate complex industry issues. Though he’s quick to note that every day is different, Mike and his team work with plans to negotiate PBM agreements, analyze utilization management ideas, implement new PBM programs, and conduct audits or market checks. Leading a team of pharmacists and non-pharmacists, Mike uses all his resources to transform a client’s issues into assets.

Mike earned an MBA from Loyola University and a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, helping him understand the complex intersection of pharmacy and finance.

Mike brings an impressive diversity of experiences accrued throughout his accomplished career, including: leading hospital pharmacies in Chicago’s Advocate system; growing a Medicaid pharmacy plan from 250,000 members to over 2 million in 5 years; consulting for large health systems, national employers, health plans, and public sector programs; and serving as a hospital pharmacy executive for the largest health system in Arizona.

Whether clients need to find savings opportunities in their pharmacy programs, increase revenue at internal pharmacies, or find ways to improve the care environment, Mike has insights. More than that, he applies acute industry expertise and refined marketplace knowledge to develop a success strategy tailored for each client. Wherever opportunities exist, count on Mike and his team to find them.

Monica Ward

Sr. Manager, Wellness and Population Health

United Airlines

Monica Ward is the Sr. Manager of Wellness and Health Equity and has responsibility for the management of wellness programs covering approximately 101,000 employees at United. Her team manages a broad scope of wellness programs and engagement, including cancer, diabetes, and women’s health, and onsite clinical experiences at United’s hubs. Her team is responsible for designing best-in-class wellness experiences and ensuring care is accessible to everyone.

Monica and her team are leading change with a deep focus on access, affordability, and education, and by creating local wellness champions throughout the system. Her team leverages analytics to build meaningful approaches that address top health priorities, intervene for those at higher risk, and improve population health at United.

Prior to joining United, Monica held several healthcare management roles focused on healthcare strategy, design, delivery, compliance, mergers, acquisitions, negotiations, harmonization, change management, communications, and payroll.

Monica holds an MBA from DeVry University and a B.S. in Economics from the University of Illinois of Urbana-Champaign.

Nathan Counts

VP Total Rewards

Amtrak

Nathan Counts has nearly 20 years working within the benefits space. His first 10 years as a consulting actuary where he assisted with labor negotiations, mergers & acquisitions, and valuing retiree benefits and the last 10 years on the employer side leading benefit teams at AT&T who covered 1 in every 300 Americans. He now leads Total Rewards as an Executive at Amtrak extending simple, personal, competitive rewards to the 20,000 employees who are working to connect nearly 500 communities in the US with passenger railroad. Nathan has formal degrees in math and computer science and lives in Dallas, TX with his gaggle of girls – his wife Jackie, daughters Lola & Mila, and their dog Francesca.

Neal Peterson

Director, Benefits

Constellation Brands

Neal Peterson is the Director of Benefits at Constellation Brands, Inc., a leading international producer and marketer of beer, wine, and spirits with operations in the U.S., Mexico, New Zealand, and Italy. Constellation Brands is dedicated to building brands that people love, driven by the belief that elevating human connections is worth reaching for.

In his role, Neal spearheads the domestic benefits strategy, focusing on the key Total Rewards pillars of health and wellbeing, financial security, and work/life integration. He oversees Constellation Brands' comprehensive health and welfare programs, which include healthcare, dental, vision, point solutions, retirement plans, and other ancillary benefits.

Key priorities include building out of the box analytics and rigorous program measurement, employee engagement, health and wealth literacy.

Specialties: M&A, Investment Committee management, vendor exploration and case analysis, population health, measurement builds.

Nicole Mata

Executive Director of Health Benefits

Self-Insured Schools of CA (SISC)

Nicole Mata is the Executive Director of Health Benefits at Self-Insured Schools of California (SISC) where she is responsible for the daily operations of the SISC health benefits risk sharing pool for over 425,000 members from 475 California public school districts. She started her career at SISC in 2007 and is passionate about providing public school employees with access to quality healthcare. Nicole received a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services in 2008, an MBA in Healthcare Management in 2021, and is on track to receive a doctorate in public health (DrPH) from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2027.

Nikki Wan

Senior Director, Health & Welfare

Omnicom Group Inc

Nikki Wan is a benefits leader with 17 years of experience across both the public and private sectors, including work in union environments and shared services organizational models. She brings strong data analysis and audit expertise, with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and is known for delivering excellent customer service across diverse employee populations. Highly motivated and results driven, she combines strategic insight with disciplined project management to drive effective, compliant benefits solutions.

Othman Laraki

CEO

Color Health

Othman Laraki is a technology entrepreneur and investor and is CEO of Color Health. Othman was an early Product leader at Google, where he worked on performance infrastructure and client-side software, including the Google Chrome browser. After leaving Google, he co-founded MixerLabs, which was one of Twitter’s first acquisitions. At Twitter, Othman was the Vice President of Product, helping create the company's first revenue products and grow the user base from 50 to 200 million users.

After leaving Twitter, Othman co-founded Color Health, which he has been leading for the past twelve years. Color has served over 7 million people in partnership with employers, unions and government agencies to provide equitable, accessible healthcare services. Color’s primary focus is in the delivery of a comprehensive cancer solution for employer and payer populations (color.com/cancer). Color created the world’s first Virtual Cancer Clinic and covers patients from screening, through diagnosis, to survivorship.

Othman holds degrees in computer science and management from Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a long-time investor and advisor to leading companies such as Pinterest, AngelList, Slack, Instacart, GitLab, Coinbase, Sierra AI, Replit and others.

Ozgun Ataman

Chief Technology Officer

Well

Oz Ataman is a tech entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience designing, engineering, and deploying AI-driven software in high-volume, high-impact environments that reach millions of consumers. He brings a broad range of industry experience spanning healthcare, travel, retail, CPG, and services. Oz focuses on creating capabilities that capture the state of the art and translate them into real-world execution—expressively, at scale, and without sacrificing continuous exploration for robustness.

Prior to joining Well, Oz founded Soostone, a company specializing in the development and deployment of causal-optimization AI technology that makes millions of automated pricing and promotional decisions every day at scale for large global organizations. Before founding Soostone, Oz worked as an Engagement Manager at the global consulting firm Kearney, where he led top-line strategy and growth projects leveraging the latest advances in analytical methods, particularly in high-volume, consumer-facing applications in e-commerce, car rental, hospitality, and gaming.

Oz holds an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, where he was also a member of the Tauber Institute for Global Operations program at the Ross School of Business, and a master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University. Earlier in life, Oz considered pursuing an academic path while training as a member of the Turkish team for the International Physics Olympiad.

Patrick Nelli

CEO & Founder

Aligned Marketplace

Patrick Nelli is the CEO & Founder of Aligned Marketplace. Prior to Aligned Marketplace, Patrick spent a decade at Health Catalyst (HCAT), a data and analytics company focused on supporting some of the largest healthcare organizations in the country, where he was President and Chief Financial Officer and helped take the company public. Previously at Health Catalyst, he helped build value-based care analytics for some of the largest ACOs in the country in pursuit of Health Catalyst’s mission to deliver data-informed improvement. Prior to Health Catalyst, Patrick invested across the healthcare space and performed drug discovery research. Patrick’s passion is to drive healthcare improvement through innovation.

Pia Bhatia

General Manager, Cancer Care

Carrum Health

Pia Bhatia, General Manager of Cancer Care at Carrum Health, believes that healthcare is a fundamental human right and not a luxury good. This especially rings true for her with cancer care and she’s on a mission to ensure Carrum members have access to high quality cancer care and superior outcomes, regardless of their zip code or demographics.

Pia joined Carrum in January of 2025 and brings a unique blend of expertise to this role given her experience across the healthcare spectrum. Her career has spanned working with biopharma on commercializing oncology drugs to supporting health systems with transformation efforts in sustainable growth.

Her early experience in oncology was at IQVIA where she advised several large cap biopharma clients on some of the biggest cancer blockbuster drugs. She saw first-hand the incredible medical advances in development and realized we would need more innovation in payment models to sustainably provide access to these life-saving innovations. This drove her to shift focus to value-based care and healthcare services.

For the last decade, Pia has been at the forefront of helping the industry embrace and thrive with change - from leading value-based transformations, digital transformations, and cost-transformations - with the lens of being able to provide accessible, affordable, and high quality care for all.

Pia has a BA from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Rebecca Liebman

CEO and Co-Founder

LearnLux

Rebecca Liebman is the CEO and co-founder of LearnLux, the leading provider of workplace financial wellbeing that blends digital planning with one-on-one guidance from CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professionals. Founded in 2015, Rebecca has grown LearnLux from a startup to an established company serving clients across a variety of industries, Fortune 500 businesses, and global enterprises. Rebecca is on a mission to make financial wellbeing accessible in the workplace and create a better world through the power of technology. Rebecca has recently been honored with Forbes “30 Under 30,” Boston Business Journal “40 Under 40,” and Fast Company’s “World Changing Ideas” awards.

Rene Lehman

Senior Benefits Program Manager

Workday

Rene Lehman is a Senior Benefits Program Manager at Workday, where she supports the strategy and management of healthcare benefits. With over 10 years of experience in employee benefits, Rene focuses on building strong vendor partnerships and delivering programs that improve access, affordability, and member experience.

Rob Combi

Managing Partner

TenCode Benefits

Robert Combi is currently cofounder of TenCode Benefits, an HR concierge solution that helps employees and families when they are faced with critical illness, or end of life affairs. Current clients include many Fortune 50 employers.

Rob started his career in 1989 with Prudential, where his primary focus was large employer medical, life, disability and accident insurance programs. After 9 years Rob transitioned to the brokerage world and became President of ULR, a national consulting firm. In 2004, Rob cofounded BridgeStreet, where the company grew to become one of the largest independent Welfare plan consulting firms in the country. Wells Fargo acquired BridgeStreet in 2009. From 2009 to 2019, Rob led the Group Life Accident and Disability insurance practice for Wells Fargo, now owned by USI Insurance services.

Romy Nelson

Employee Health and Wellness Manager

City of Mesa

Romy is a nutrition professional, health educator, and professional speaker. She specializes in the design, development and implementation of strategic employee wellness programs. Romy has over twenty years of wellness consulting experience, program management, as well as nutrition, fitness and health education. She is a culture and engagement leader, creating awareness to improve organizational culture and performance. Romy presents health and well-being sessions specific to improving nutrition, fitness and sleep, and removing barriers for women to access perimenopause and menopause care for optimal health and well-being.

Romy is a Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered (NDTR), Certified Personal Trainer (ACSM, NASM), and National Board-Certified Health and Well-being Coach (NBC-HWC). She holds an associate of science degree in Dietetics, a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and a master’s degree in education. She has taught nutrition at Arizona community colleges for over 18 years. Early in her career, Romy provided group, individual and family nutrition and fitness counseling. She was a media spokesperson appearing on local TV nutrition segments and competed in eight amateur fitness and figure competitions between 1996 and 2005, earning three Ms. Fitness Arizona titles.

Ron Vianu

Co-founder and CEO

Covera Health

Ron is a successful serial entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in quality improvement programs for payers within the field of radiology. Ron is co-author of numerous articles, patents and research papers involving methods to measure and quantify the impact of radiology on patient outcomes. Ron studied Chemistry and Philosophy at NYU.

Ryan Donnelly

Senior Vice President, Strategy & Innovation

Premise Health

Ryan Donnelly is the senior vice president of strategy and innovation at Premise Health. He is responsible for enterprise strategy, partnerships, M&A, and innovation. During his time with Premise, Ryan has successfully led the design and scaling of multiple new products (care navigation, care management, care excellence, and Premise Preferred Health Plan) and functions (population health insights, claims analytics, and data science). Ryan also led the development and negotiation of multiple key partnerships with Mayo Clinic, Healthcare Bluebook, Cedar Gate, and Centivo.

Before joining Premise Health, Ryan was a principal at Kingfish Group, a private equity investment and strategy consulting firm headquartered in San Francisco, where he led all healthcare investing, advisory, and industry research initiatives. An early employee, he also played a key role in scaling the firm’s operations, ultimately managing global teams across the U.S. and India.

Prior to Kingfish Group, Ryan worked at the Botswana International Financial Services Center, where he prepared briefings for the President of Botswana on the performance of initiatives designed to grow and diversify the country’s economy and promote it as a hub for cross-border business into Africa. Early in his career, Ryan was a healthcare investment banker with Citi in New York City, supporting capital markets and merger and acquisition transactions for large U.S. health systems, and a staff member for a U.S. Senator in Washington, D.C.

Ryan holds masters’ degrees from the University of Oxford and Carnegie Mellon University, and a bachelor’s degree from Providence College, where he was class president and played Division I lacrosse. He has been a fellow of the Coro Center for Civic Leadership and the Nashville Health Care Council, and was awarded ‘40 Under 40’ by the Nashville Business Journal in 2024. Ryan lives in Nashville, TN with his wife and two children.

Sam Holliday

Co-founder & CEO

Oshi Health

Sam is on a mission to increase access to the high quality, whole-person care that two of his family members have needed to manage their digestive conditions. His goal is to free millions of people from the burden of these conditions so they can get back to their life and work.

Sam is leading Oshi’s growth and democratizing access to high value digestive care that’s proven to achieve unmatched clinical outcomes, member engagement & satisfaction and cost savings. He has led development of national-scale specialty value-based care contracts that serve as a model for how to pay for outcomes that matter to patients and drive significant cost savings.

Having invested in creating robust evidence, Oshi is aligning healthcare stakeholders to bring this critically needed care to millions of people: Payers provide in-network access to Oshi’s care for their members; employers build awareness of Oshi’s care to improve the health and productivity of their workforce; provider groups partner with Oshi to extend their practices; and patients come to understand their condition and triggers to achieve sustainable control over their symptoms.

Oshi has built a specialized clinical workforce and empowered culture that thrives in delivering true relationship-based care, earning Oshi multiple ‘Best Places to Work’ honors.

Prior to co-founding Oshi Health, he held leadership roles across healthcare technology and tech-enabled services companies focused on improving population health. Sam lives in New York City and enjoys comparing notes with other innovators in healthcare and cheering on Philadelphia sports teams and NYCFC.

Sarah Thompson

Senior Vice President of Customer Success

Humankind

Sarah Thompson is SVP of Customer Success at Humankind, leading enterprise strategy to enhance workforce well-being through behavioral health solutions. With 15+ years in healthcare innovation, she bridges clinical insight with operational execution to drive meaningful outcomes. Sarah champions human-centered care, addressing social determinants, psychological distress, and benefit confusion. Her leadership has scaled clinician-led models that improve retention, reduce crises, and boost ROI. A frequent speaker and thought leader, she shapes industry conversations on behavioral analytics, wraparound care, and the future of employee well-being.

Sari Kalin

Director, Health and Benefits Strategy

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Sari Kalin is Director of Health and Benefits Strategy at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where she’s responsible for driving a health care and benefits strategy focused on quality, value and improving the colleague experience. She has extensive experience as a health care and well-being strategist in workplace, community and public health settings, including serving as Assistant Director of Health and Well-Being Strategy at Liberty Mutual Insurance; wellness consultant to national employers at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts; and Director of Obesity Prevention and Wellness Programs at South End Community Health Center. At the Dept. of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health, Sari managed The Nutrition Source website, a consumer-friendly healthy eating guide read by millions around the globe. She is a co-author of Eat Well & Keep Moving, Third Edition, a nutrition and physical activity curriculum for upper elementary students. As a Registered Dietitian and Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist, Sari has counseled children, adults, and families on healthy eating and active lifestyles. Sari has a bachelor's degree in Psychobiology from Wellesley College, a master's degree in Journalism from Columbia University, and a master's degree in Nutrition and Health Promotion from Simmons College.

Sean Siebert

Sr. Benefits Program Manager – Leaves and Time Off

Medtronic, Inc.

Sean Siebert is the Senior Benefits Program Manager at Medtronic, Inc., overseeing the design and implementation of programs for leaves of absence, disability insurance, time away from work, life insurance, and voluntary benefits in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Previously, Sean managed leave programs for employers, insurers, and third-party administrators, supporting the full life cycle of leave management. Sean holds an M.A. in Rehabilitation Counseling from Assumption College, a B.S. from the University of Maine Farmington, and certifications as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) and Certified Professional in Disability Management (CPDM).

Seth Friedman

Pharmacy and Health Plan Services Leader

Gallagher Benefit Service

Seth’s focus is to build and implement best-in-class Pharmacy Consulting strategies, alongside innovative value propositions that help clients overcome current market complexities and ensure positive results for clients, their members, and Arthur J Gallagher (AJG). Seth is responsible for business development growth, new product development, client quality assurance and service accountability, and the overall P&L for the entire National Pharmacy Practice and Health Plan Services Divisions of Gallagher Benefit Services (GBS), employing over 100 people.

Seth has over 25 years of Healthcare expertise as a senior-level executive in both the Consulting and working for a Pharmacy Benefit Manager. Most notable leadership positions include Northeast Regional Pharmacy Practice Lead at Aon working with Fortune 500 employers, Taft-Hartley Funds, Municipalities and large Health Plans, and 15 years in lead roles at Medco Health Solutions a leading PBM before purchased by Express Scripts in Account Management, Business Development & Operations. Throughout his career, Seth’s extensive hands-on industry knowledge has empowered him with insider-insights giving him a broader perspective into all aspects of the pharmacy benefit landscape that help him strategically transform benefit programs and provide better results for individual clients.

Seth holds an MBA in Health Systems from Fairleigh Dickerson University and a Bachelor’s of Science in Health Management from Quinnipiac University.

Shawn Smith

Vice President – Strategic Account Executive

Alight Solutions

Shawn is a Strategic Account Executive for Alight, working remotely out of his home office in Michigan. Shawn serves as the principal point of contact for all activities at the executive level, with accountability for Alight Solutions’ overall performance in achieving clients’ goals and objectives.

Shawn serves as a strategic advisor and resource representing all lines within Alight’s business and is responsible for management of all senior level relationships leading them through outsourcing implementations, mergers and acquisitions, and other significant change activities.

In his management of client relationships, Shawn seeks to learn and understand the inherent business priorities and issues within his client organizations. He then uses that knowledge to build a client-centric focus within his teams, and works to drive his teams to create meaningful results for our clients.

Prior to joining Alight, Shawn developed over twenty years of experience in the human capital consulting and administration space and consults on a broad array of human resource topics including HR Strategy, Health Care, Retirement, Talent, Communications and broad HR Service Delivery. Shawn has held a variety of roles in the Human Capital space, working across the spectrum of human capital design, financing, and administration. His career has focused on leading large global client teams, delivering across the spectrum of his firm's services and solutions to complex organizations. Shawn has held various leadership positions in client management team leadership, growth team leadership, and leading Michigan’s largest benefits brokerage firm. Shawn is now enjoying his empty nester years, with his son Cade and daughter Ryan each graduating from college in 2025. He and his wife Traci enjoy traveling, getting together with friends, and golfing whenever possible.

Shay Forbes

GM, Employer

Turquoise Health

Shay Forbes serves as GM of Employer at Turquoise Health, where he leads initiatives to help employers and their consultants navigate and leverage healthcare price transparency data. Shay has spent his career helping employee benefit leaders make strategic decisions to improve outcomes within their population and make the most of their benefits spend. He believes employers have the single greatest opportunity to fix US healthcare and is passionate about finding the right solutions for each unique population. Shay lives outside of Salt Lake City with his family and loves going outdoors.

Shelly MacConnell

Chief Strategy Officer

WIN

Shelly MacConnell is a senior healthcare strategist with more than 25 years of experience helping large employers navigate complex workforce, health, and benefits challenges. She has been at the forefront of innovation and organizational transformation, shaping modern approaches to employer health strategy, workforce well-being, and benefit design.

As Chief Strategy Officer at WINFertility, Shelly leads enterprise strategy across innovation, market positioning, product development, partnerships, and long-term growth. Her work focuses on building solutions that improve outcomes, strengthen workforce performance, and deliver measurable value for employers.

Previously, Shelly served as Senior Vice President at Aon, where she led national consulting capabilities in health strategy and family-building benefits, advised Fortune 500 employers on workforce and plan performance, and guided large-scale transformation initiatives. She also managed major client relationships and chaired firmwide efforts focused on consumer health and plan design.

Across her leadership roles, Shelly has driven innovation and improvements in healthcare delivery and workforce solutions including women’s health and inclusive workplace practices integrated within broader strategic and organizational goals.

Sheryl Felber

Sr Consultant, Health & Welfare Benefits

Danaher

Sheryl J. Felber, MBA, Sr Benefits Consultant in Health & Welfare Benefits, brings over two decades of strategic project management experience in the design, administration, and communication of health and welfare benefits. Her passion lies in driving a culture of wellbeing, ensuring that associates are supported on their holistic wellbeing journey.

Sonja Kellen

General Manager, Global Health & Wellbeing

Microsoft

Sonja Kellen, CEBS, is the General Manager of Global Health and Wellbeing for Microsoft Corporation. She provides leadership in the design, governance, and execution of Microsoft's worldwide health, wellness, and safety programs, aligned with business strategy, while striving to elevate wellbeing as a key aspect of corporate culture.

Sonja has more than 25 years of experience in the global benefits space and holds the Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) designation from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) and Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Qualified 401(k) Administrator (QKA) designation from the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA). Sonja has a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Speech Communication and a Business degree from the University of Washington.

Spencer Milus

Vice President of Sales and Business Development

Visana Health

Spencer Milus, RN, brings 28 years of experience spanning clinical care, payer systems, employer consulting, and innovative health solutions. Her career includes leadership across whole health strategy, advocacy and navigation, third-party vendor solutions, onsite clinics, and telemedicine.

Spencer currently serves as Vice President at Visana Health, leading business development with large employers and national health plans to expand access to comprehensive, whole-person women’s healthcare.

Prior to Visana, Spencer held senior roles across the healthcare ecosystem. She was the Clinical Practice Lead & Growth Lead at Risk Strategies Consulting, overseeing a team of clinicians supporting whole health solutions. She previously served as VP of Whole Health Advocacy Strategy at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Director of Business Development for Anthem’s Labor & Trust division, and Director of Sales for Anthem’s telehealth solution, LiveHealth Online. Spencer also co-founded Verve Health, an onsite clinic company, and founded Milus & Company, an onsite clinic consulting firm. Earlier in her career, she served as Vice President of Employer Services for Community Health Network, led Anthem’s clinical precertification call centers, and began her career as an ICU nurse at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette, Indiana.

Spencer serves on the HOSA 100 International Advisory Council, the National Institute on Wellness Advisory Board, and the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Florida Board, and volunteers with Warrior PATHH supporting veterans with PTSD.

A graduate of the St. Elizabeth Hospital School of Nursing, Spencer lives in Florida with her family and enjoys spending time on their horse farm.

Stacey Nelson

Benefit Associate Manager

Accenture

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Stacie Hueller

Sr. HR Director (Americas Benefits)

Medtronic

Stacie Hueller is the Senior HR Director of Americas Benefits at Medtronic, overseeing health and welfare, retirement, leave, and disability benefits for employees in the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as providing benefits consulting across Latin America and Canada. With over 20 years of experience in finance and HR—including roles in both private firms and Fortune 50 organizations—Stacie brings a wealth of expertise to her role.

Before specializing in benefits, Stacie held progressive leadership positions in Global Payroll at Medtronic. She was instrumental in building and executing the company’s global payroll strategy following the transformative acquisition of Covidien, which doubled the organization’s size.

Stacie is passionate about driving innovative healthcare solutions that help reduce healthcare costs for both employees and the organization. She and her team are dedicated to increasing health benefits literacy, empowering Medtronic employees to make informed healthcare decisions to support their overall well-being.

Steven Knight

Chief Operating Officer

Quantum Health

Harmony is important to Steven, whether playing his guitar or keeping our client pods humming to the tune of our mission: to provide an exceptional healthcare experience for the members we serve.

As Chief Operating Officer, Steven leads Quantum Health’s ongoing operational growth and oversees the successful delivery of our industry-leading healthcare navigation and care coordination services and solutions.

Prior to his most current role at Quantum Health, Steven served as: Executive Vice President of Total Experience, Senior Vice President of Member Engagement, Director of Client Development, led the professional development of a team of client executives and was responsible for managing key client relationships, Client Executive and Provider Relations Coordinator. Steven also has extensive experience in the healthcare space: Account Management – Cardinal Health Medical Products and Services Division.

Steven has a Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Marketing from Ohio University

In his spare time, you can find Steven either on the golf course, playing the guitar or listening to live music.

Suhas Gondi

Chief Medical Officer and Public Policy Lead

Health Strategy, LLC

Suhas Gondi is an attending physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, instructor at Harvard Medical School, and Chief Medical Officer at Health Strategy, a consulting firm that helps health plans and employers manage pharmacy benefits and rising prescription drug spending. In his role, he oversees medical and clinical strategy for the company and leads our clinical team of physicians, pharmacists, and data scientists in evidence review, formulary management, and value-based purchasing. He serves as a trusted advisor to employers, health plans, and government agencies on clinical evidence, medication access, and affordability. Suhas completed his residency in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He holds an MD with Honors from Harvard Medical School and an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School. 

Susan Alonzo

Health & Wellbeing Program Manager

Stellantis

Susan R. Alonzo, MBA, serves as the Health & Wellbeing Program Manager at Stellantis, where she leads U.S. wellbeing initiatives and represents North America on the Global Wellbeing, Health & Safety Committee. With over two decades of experience spanning finance, audit, marketing, and human resources, she brings a uniquely cross-functional perspective to organizational wellbeing. This blend of analytical, operational, and people-centered expertise has positioned her to excel in leading holistic wellbeing efforts, a role that reflects both her professional strengths and her long-standing passion for improving lives at scale.

Susan oversees national vendor strategy, procurement processes, health metrics, and compliance—ensuring programs are inclusive, cost-effective, and aligned with both local needs and global direction. She also leads a team of wellbeing professionals who execute national programs and drive engagement across Stellantis’ U.S. locations.

She played a pivotal role in shaping and scaling Stellantis’ five-dimension wellbeing framework—first developed in the U.S. through cross-functional collaboration and later adopted globally. Her leadership in program design, measurement, and employee engagement has contributed to Stellantis earning multiple national and global awards for excellence in health, mental health, health equity, and overall wellbeing.

In addition to her HR role, Susan serves on the board of Latins in Connection, the Stellantis Latin Business Resource Group, where she champions culturally inclusive wellbeing and community engagement. She is passionate about whole-person and life-stage wellbeing, advocating for solutions that meet employees where they are and foster resilience, belonging, and long-term performance.

Swati Mathai

Co-Founder and CEO

XO Health

Over nearly 30 years of experience, Swati has led innovation across health plan design and implementation, including sales and relationship management, segment strategy and go-to-market efforts, product development as well as consulting for Fortune 100 companies on the intersection of population health, workforce productivity and business outcomes. As the head of strategy for Anthem’s commercial business unit, Swati was at the forefront of the company’s digital transformation, informing the innovation roadmap and engaging clients in the early design of future healthcare technology solutions. After leaving Anthem, Swati immersed herself in the digital health landscape, examining countless new solutions to understand their technology, business models, scope of impact and most importantly, how the industry would need to adapt to bring this broad array of capabilities and services into the mainstream.

Swati founded XO Health, a modern, end-to-end healthcare financing and administration platform, in 2022 based on the belief that improving health and affordability has never been more vital. Swati has assembled a team of leading industry experts to design a health plan solution from the ground up that is modern, tech-forward, and focused on connecting and serving the interest of all stakeholders.

Tanja Benton

Senior Analytics Consultant

Artemis by Nomi Health

Tanja has more than 30 years of data analytics experience, spanning both the health insurance and academic research spaces. She has extensive experience working with employers across a variety of industries, developing data-driven insights to guide healthcare and wellness benefits decisions. As a Senior Analytic Advisor at Artemis by Nomi Health, her current focus includes working and collaborating with clients to help derive value from their data assets and analytic reporting. Tanja has a doctorate degree in Cognitive Psychology from McGill University.

Tanja is a Senior Analytic Advisor in Artemis Health’s Customer Analytics practice. Her primary responsibilities include being the key analytic point of contact for Artemis Health’s employer and consultant customers and collaborating with other Artemis Health teams to bring forward the voice of the customer to new products. In addition to working with her customers to develop, scope, project manage, and derive value from their analytic reporting, her responsibilities include setting strategic analytic agendas for each customer, bringing forward proactive analytic content and sharing relevant insights, supporting regular customer meetings, providing application training and user support, monitoring database refreshes, and escalating data issues with relevant Artemis Health colleagues.

Prior to joining Artemis Health, Tanja spent almost 20 years in the healthcare insurance industry, in customer analytics, consultation and population health management analytics. She worked with large and medium sized self-funded employers, as well as brokers and consultants to develop data-driven insights and solutions to help drive healthcare benefits decisions. She has extensive experience working with clients across a variety of industries.

Tanja’s current focus includes helping self-funded clients leverage their data assets to drive decision making regarding their health plans – to identify what factors are driving utilization, cost and population health risk and develop the best strategic solutions to help improve plan performance. Tanja has a doctorate degree in Cognitive Psychology from McGill University and more than 30 years of data analytics experience, spanning both the health insurance and academic research spaces.

Tanner Brunsdale

Director of Benefits and Mobility

Lyft

Tanner Brunsdale is the Director of Benefits and Mobility at Lyft, where he works on everything from health and wellness to global mobility strategy. He’s held similar roles at companies like American Airlines, GoPro, and Samsara, always with a focus on building programs that help people live healthier, easier lives. At Lyft, he’s led efforts to make care more accessible and benefits more responsive to employees’ real needs. Tanner lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his husband and daughter.

Tanner Pratt

SVP, Engineering (AI/ML & Data Engineering)

bswift

Tanner Pratt is a seasoned technology leader passionate about turning data into decisions and AI into action. As SVP of Engineering for AI and Data at bswift, Tanner drives innovation that simplifies complexity and empowers smarter business outcomes. With a career rooted in building scalable solutions, Tanner focuses on making advanced technologies approachable and impactful for real-world challenges. When not architecting the future of AI, Tanner can be found working on his family’s ranch.

Todd Smasal

Vice President, Total Rewards & Employee Engagement

Northwestern Mutual

Todd is Vice President of Total Rewards & Employee Engagement at Northwestern Mutual. In this role he is responsible for the design, development and oversight of all base pay programs and variable compensation programs and employee benefits plans for Northwestern Mutual employees. Additionally, Todd oversees the development and delivery of the Company’s Employee Value Proposition, reinforcing the qualities and programs that make Northwestern Mutual an employer of choice.

Having recently celebrated his 30th anniversary with Northwestern Mutual, Todd joined Northwestern Mutual in 1995 as an intern in the company’s Employee Relations group and progressively earned additional responsibilities including as Director of Employee Relations before moving into his current role.

Todd is a native of Minneapolis/St. Paul. He received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN. He also holds a Master of Arts Degree in Industrial Relations from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Outside of work Todd and his wife, Joan, and three children enjoy time together at their cottage in Wautoma, Wisconsin.

Tracy Watts

Senior Partner

Mercer, a Marsh Business

Tracy Watts is a Senior Partner and US Leader for Healthcare Policy at Mercer. A consultant with Mercer for over 35 years, she’s widely quoted as a spokesperson for Mercer's survey of employer sponsored health benefit plans and is a lead contributor on Mercer’s US Health News blog. Tracy is ex-officio Board Chair of the American Benefits Council, on the executive steering committee of The Alliance to Fight for HealthCare and the Business Advisory Council for the Health Action Alliance (HAA). She leads Mercer’s involvement with the National Commission on Climate and Workforce Health and Business Action to End HIV and was named a “Top 25 Consultant” for excellence in healthcare by Consulting® Magazine. She frequently represents employer interests to policymakers in Washington DC and has testified before Congress on several occasions.

Urvashi Saigal

Senior Director, Head of Benefits

Danone North America

Urvashi Saigal is the Sr. Director, Head of Benefits for Danone North America, a global consumer goods company. Her purpose is increasing engagement in employee health, prevention and financial wellbeing while providing equitable access to healthcare for her nationally diverse population. Her vast knowledge and experience of the employee benefits and national healthcare market includes value-based care, PBM design/funding, healthcare digitization and innovation, access strategies, targeted communications that address the unique needs of all six generations of Danone. Urvashi is a longtime advocate of implementing point solutions that help employees manage their health and wealth with a focus on prevention. Analyzing real data and providing centers of excellence that reach her socially and regionally diverse workforce is a core principle of her long-term goals. She is a longtime NJ resident that holds a MS in Management from Stevens Institute of Technology and a BA, Economics from Rutgers University.

William Shrank

CEO & Co-Founder

Aradigm

Dr. William Shrank is CEO of Aradigm, launched in 2024 and funded by Andreessen Horowitz. Aradigm is a carved-out insurance and services platform for cell and gene therapy aimed at improving access and affordability of transformative therapies. Previously, Dr. Shrank served as Venture Partner, Bio and Health at Andreessen Horowitz. Previously, Dr. Shrank served as Chief Medical Officer for Humana, where his responsibilities included implementing Humana’s integrated care delivery strategy. In other private sector roles, Dr. Shrank served as Chief Medical Officer, Insurance Services Division at UPMC, and Chief Scientific Officer at CVS Health. Dr. Shrank served in the federal government as Director, Research and Rapid-Cycle Evaluation Group, for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. Dr. Shrank began his career as a practicing physician with Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and as an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School where his research focused on improving access, affordability and adherence to essential medication therapies.

Yusuf Sherwani

Co-founder and CEO

Pelago

Yusuf Sherwani, M.D., is CEO and Co-Founder of Pelago, the leading digital clinic partner to U.S. businesses and health plans for substance use management. Together with his colleagues Maroof Ahmed, M.D., and Sarim Siddiqui, M.D., Yusuf developed a vision for the company’s technology-driven, evidence-based substance use disorder treatment platform. Tens of thousands of members enroll in the Pelago program each year to help manage their substance use and improve their lives, and today more than 3.4 million have access to the digital clinic.

A medical doctor by training and a technology enthusiast at heart, Yusuf is seen as an innovator operating at the intersection of healthcare, technology and design. With a medical degree from Imperial College London, Yusuf has co-authored 12 peer-reviewed studies on behavioral health and substance use disorders. He was featured in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list (2018) as well as Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business.

Pelago is a Y-Combinator backed company (Winter 2018 batch) that has raised more than $150 million to date from leading healthcare and technology investors.