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Dr. Karen Amstutz is the chief medical officer for Magellan Healthcare (MHC), where she establishes and leads the overall clinical vision for the healthcare division and, as part of Magellan’s growth strategy, continually looks for ways to reinvent how care is delivered. Amstutz is charged to ensure that Magellan delivers the best care and clinical outcomes to our customers and their patients. She serves as the clinical member of the MHC senior leadership team and provides the clinical expertise in helping to define the business strategy and direction of the organization, while serving as MHC's clinical expert to the external community. She works cross-functionally with all of the MHC's business segments and plays a key leadership role in refining and delivering clinical effectiveness and clinical quality improvement. Prior to joining Magellan, Amstutz was vice president of medical affairs for Evolent Health, where she was responsible for ensuring population health clinical effectiveness and quality of clinical transformation operations nationwide. She also served as vice president and senior medical director for xG Health, helping healthcare provider organizations become high-performing population health management systems to succeed more quickly under value- and performance-based payment models. For eight years prior to Evolent and xG, she served as vice president, medical director at WellPoint, Inc. (Anthem) where she led enterprise clinical quality for 33 million members, and clinical strategy and clinical operations for Medicare and Medicaid nationwide. She was deeply involved in the acquisitions of both CareMore and Amerigroup. Amstutz began her career caring for underserved patients in Indianapolis, as a faculty member of the Indiana University School of Medicine and served as medical director at MDwise prior to joining Anthem. She continues to serve as course director for the MD-MBA Forum, a course specifically for medical students pursuing an MBA at the Indiana University Kelly School of Business. Amstutz earned her bachelor’s degree with highest honors from Indiana University, her medical degree from Washington University, St. Louis and her master’s degree in business administration with honors from the University of Chicago. Her medical training is in internal medicine at Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, and in pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. She is a board certified pediatrician. She and her husband, David, are the proud parents of three children. View posts

Dr. Steven Arnold joined Magellan Healthcare in 2016, and serves as the senior medical director of Magellan Complete Care of Florida. Arnold is a family practice physician who is board certified in urgent care medicine. Arnold is the owner of Healthcare Global Advisors. Prior to his time at Magellan, Arnold served as chief medical officer of Access MediQuip from 2012 to 2015 and served for three years as chief medical officer for Virginia Premier Health Plan. He has also held chief medical officer positions in the Medicaid, Medicare and commercial sectors of healthcare, and management positions in hospital administration and physician provider groups. Arnold has extensive experience in the financing, implementation and certification of inpatient and ambulatory electronic health records (EHR), about which he has published several articles. He has also served on the Board of Commissioners of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology and the Board of Directors of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. He has focused on disease management, benefits management, physician network development, contracting, utilization and quality improvement and strategic healthcare planning. In addition to his medical degree, Arnold is a certified physician executive and earned his master’s degree in clinical psychology and business administration from Warwick University in England. Arnold also served in the U.S. Air Force medical corps as a Lt. Colonel. View posts

Patti Jo Becker brings more than 25 years of experience and passion to her current role as manager of community partnerships with TMG. Her professional and personal life activities continue to influence the diverse fabric of self-directed long-term care supports. Becker's work experiences include provider roles of direct support and management; consultant roles with families, advocates, and funding agencies as well as, advocacy in local, state and federal venues Becker holds officer positions and serves on the board of directors for the Wisconsin Long Term Care Workforce Alliance, InControl Wisconsin, Respite Care Association of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Children’s Long Term Care Advisory Council and WisPACT. In her current role at TMG by Magellan Health, Becker partners on work that focuses on strengthening quality opportunities for self-direction and community living. View posts

Michelle Brennan-Cooke serves as the vice president of clinical program innovation at Magellan Healthcare. In this role, she is responsible for developing innovative programs to assist children with autism and their families. She has extensive experience in building autism programs, as well as telehealth services and the integration of behavioral health and medical conditions. Brennan-Cooke’s background includes research on clinical outcomes and the use of solution-focused short-term psychotherapy. She is a graduate of the University of California Berkeley and the California School of Professional Psychology, where she earned her doctorate in psychology. View posts

Doug Brown is the vice president of pharmacy pricing and value-based solutions for Magellan Rx Management's Medicaid channel, with operational responsibility for both of the company's multi-state purchasing pools, National Medicaid Pooling Initiative (NMPI) and The Optimal Pharmacy $olution (TOP$). In addition to the nineteen states that participate in multi-state pools, he oversees the manufacturer contracting for the states of Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Brown has been in the pharmacy benefit management industry for over 13 years. He began his career with CVS/Pharmacy in 1988, serving as Pharmacist-in-Charge and a store manager. View posts

Neely Burkhardt serves as the vice president of Marketing for Magellan Rx Management. Joining the organization in 2009, she is currently responsible for driving the Magellan Rx marketing strategy and communicating the brand’s story to the marketplace. She leads a creative and talented group of marketers to effectively execute product, digital media, thought leadership and event marketing activities across the healthcare industry. Prior to joining Magellan, Burkhardt served in various marketing leadership roles within the healthcare industry at CVS Health; and outside the industry as Senior Marketing Manager of an international restaurant chain where she actively leveraged her fluency in Spanish. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Arizona with a certificate in International Business and a minor in Spanish. She served as chairperson and emcee for the 2017 Arizona Autism United charity luncheon and is also on the board of directors for the organization. In 2017, Burkhardt was honored by the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association with the Rising Star Award. View posts

Lori Bymark serves as senior vice president of advanced analytics and business intelligence for Magellan Rx Management. She is responsible for redefining customers' analytics experience through a centralized and comprehensive strategy to enable delivery of powerful, richly visualized insights. Her senior leadership responsibilities have spanned strategic planning, marketing, advanced analytics, clinical services, account management, sales and human resources - all of which have led her to being an industry expert on innovative pharmacy benefit management. View posts

Kathy Campagna serves as the vice president of business development (self-funded) with Magellan Rx Management. In this role, she is responsible for the development and implementation of the company's medical pharmacy strategy for employer groups. She also integrates the program to employer groups to assist and facilitate strategy around decreasing overall specialty drug spend. Additionally, Campagna oversees the employer trend survey. Campagna's experience includes 15 years in various management positions at a large upstate New York health insurance plan, including utilization management, pharmacy operations and pharmacy network management. Campagna is a registered nurse and earned her master's degree in healthcare administration degree. View posts

Dr. Caroline Carney joined Magellan Health in 2016 and serves Magellan Healthcare as Chief Medical Officer on the corporate clinical team. She is responsible for developing and supporting the clinical mission, vision, products, and medical strategies. Her activities include oversight of medical policy, new product design, medical director management, and public facing presentations. Carney closely interfaces with Magellan operational, account, sales, data management, and innovation teams to bring excellence across all areas of Magellan Healthcare. Carney was previously with Tenet Health Plans where she served as chief medical officer. Her clinically rigorous and vastly diverse prior roles include serving as CMO for MDWise, a Medicaid and Exchange managed care health plan, medical director for the Indiana Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning, director for the Indiana University Cancer Center Complete Life Program, and attending psychiatrist for the Indiana University School of Medicine. She began her managed care career at Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. She has served on national, regional, and state organizations including the National Quality Forum and the Governor’s Mental Health Commission (Indiana) and is a member of the National Quality Partner’s Opioid Stewardship team. Carney has had an extraordinary clinical career with academic appointments including: associate professor of internal medicine and psychiatry for the Indiana University School of Medicine, and associate professor of epidemiology for the University of Iowa, College of Medicine. She is also a published author and co-author for over 100 peer and non-peer reviewed publications including a wide array of topics from eating disorders, illness fears in the general population, receipt of clinical preventive medical services among psychiatric patients and post-traumatic stress disorder, and physical health status among U. S. military personnel. Additionally, she has served as a reviewer and/or editorial board member for a number of journals and publications. Carney earned a medical degree and master’s degree from the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. She completed residency training in internal medicine and psychiatry, and has been board certified in internal medicine, psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine. She also received her bachelor’s degree from Loras College. View posts

Monica Collins is the senior director of system transformation for Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania, where she is responsible for leading the strategy and planning efforts in system transformation. Her responsibilities include engaging providers, state agencies and stakeholders in a collaborative approach to develop a high-value service delivery system. She brings more than 20 years of behavioral healthcare experience to this role both from a provider and then a payer perspective. Collins earned her master's degree in counseling psychology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and her master's degree in business administration from Southern New Hampshire University. View posts

Steve Cutts is the vice president of clinical strategy and programs for Magellan Rx Management, overseeing clinical account-facing staff, drug evaluation, policy development and clinical program development. He began his career as a retail pharmacist and transitioned to managed care in early 2010. Cutts earned his doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of Rhode Island, and serves as an adjunct clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice currently. View posts

Geoffrey J. Deutsch serves as the president of Armed Forces Services Corporation (AFSC)/Magellan Federal. Deutsch has spent nearly 25 years helping transform large systems for delivering healthcare and human services. He began his career as a “turnaround” executive with international hospital systems, health technology companies, case management firms and human service organizations where he established a record of rapid, breakthrough performance improvements. Most of his work has dealt with the government and non-profit sectors, implementing “business disciplines” for innovation and quality into mission-driven organizations. He was introduced to the non-profit sector when he was recruited to help transform the American Red Cross Blood Program. As a volunteer, Deutsch has supported the presidents and boards of several national charities, with a focus on applying business principals to the non-profit sector. He began working with AFSC as a volunteer in 2001 and was named its president in 2006. Geoff holds a B.S. in Architecture from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia. View posts

Greg Dicharry is the national youth empowerment director for Magellan Healthcare. Dicharry developed the MYLIFE (Magellan Youth Leaders Inspiring Future Empowerment) program, one of the nation's leading programs for youth who experience mental health, substance abuse and/or foster care-related challenges. Dicharry was introduced to the world of mental health while living in Hollywood, living his dream of working in the entertainment industry. It was there he experienced his first manic episode while directing a music video, and was hospitalized and diagnosed with co-occurring bipolar and substance abuse disorders. In recognition of his work, Dicharry was awarded a 2014 SAMHSA Voice Award for consumer/peer leadership, the 2013 Howie the Harp Award for Advocacy in the Arts and a 2013 National Council Reintegration Award for mentorship. Dicharry earned his bachelor's degree in communication from Arizona State University and is a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP). View posts

Dr. Seth Feuerstein is the chief medical officer of medical and digital innovation at Magellan Healthcare. He leads development of effective business and clinical programs that leverage technology. A psychiatrist by trade, he most recently developed Cobalt, a virtual therapeutic program which addresses many common behavioral health conditions. He serves on the clinical faculty at the Yale School of Medicine, on the advisory board of the Yale Center for Biomedical and Interventional Technology, and as a psychiatrist for the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. He has twice been named a Healthcare Hero by New Haven Magazine, and has launched Little Wonder, a non-profit organization that supports cancer patients. Feuerstein received his bachelor's degree from Cornell University, his medical and law degrees from New York University, and completed his medical internship and residency at Yale University. View posts

Dana Foglesong is the director of recovery and resiliency services for Magellan Complete Care of Florida. In this role, she leads a diverse team of recovery support navigators who provide peer support services as part of MCC’s integrated health team approach. Foglesong manages the operations and budget for the Recovery Support Initiative, partnering with recipients, peer-run organizations, advocates and providers to expand peer support services in Florida, as well as providing technical assistance and training to providers and community stakeholders. She coordinates companywide initiatives to focus and provide guidance in promoting the concepts of recovery, resiliency, and wellness throughout Magellan Complete Care. Prior to joining Magellan, Foglesong worked for the Florida Department of Children and Families in the Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. In that role, she advised the department on key contracts for optimal recovery integration at all levels of care, in addition to working with key stakeholders to define specialized standards for training and supervision of peer specialists. She was a member of The National Association of Consumer/Survivor Mental Health Administrators providing guidance on national projects including a NASPHD publication for enhancing the peer provider workforce. Foglesong has been as a Certified Recovery Peer Specialist in Florida since 2010. She founded The Peer Support Coalition of Florida to expand leadership, advocacy, and employment opportunities for individuals with lived experience. In 2015 she received the Amada Hope Award for her commitment to providing help and hope to others and for exemplifying recovery. Foglesong holds a bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in social work. In her free time, she is active in efforts to reduce homelessness in her local community. She enjoys sleeping, bicycling, and dreaming up big ideas in her hammock. View posts

Dr. Shareh Ghani is the vice president and medical director for Magellan Healthcare. A diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, he began his career in inpatient psychiatry and worked as a consultation and liaison psychiatrist for many years. He has worked as a psychiatrist in traditional ambulatory care settings and in urgent psychiatric care environments. Dr. Ghani previously served as the chief medical officer for Magellan Health Services for the Maricopa Contract in Phoenix, Arizona from 2010 through 2014. He has a deep interest in quality outcomes and analytics and has published several research papers and has presented at many academic and research conferences. View posts

Gus Giraldo joined Magellan Healthcare in 2016, and serves as the president of commercial markets. In this role, he leads the strategic development and management of the commercial markets team, including the account management and sales functions, and leverages customer service, claims and clinical operations to ensure customer satisfaction and engagement. An actuary by training, Giraldo came to Magellan with more than 20 years of leadership and expertise in the insurance industry, including a strong track record of growing global business through a focus on consumers, product innovation and analytics-driven solutions. In addition, Giraldo’s background includes many years delivering multinational healthcare benefits programs. With a focus on running organizations that focus on retail consumerism, Giraldo’s recent past experience includes time at Chubb’s Latin American life, accident and health business. Previously, he was at Cigna, where he spent more than 15 years in the company’s international business, including serving as chief operating officer for Cigna’s life insurance business and as chief executive officer of their Thailand business. In these roles, he helped create and launch Cigna’s healthcare strategy for China, Southern Asia/Oceania. He also achieved double‐digit top and bottom line growth, managed business integration efforts and sales channel diversification, and significantly improved net promoter scores. Giraldo’s background is particularly strong in the consumer and retail market spaces, having transitioned traditional business‐to‐business companies to direct‐to‐consumer models. A member of the Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, Giraldo earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from The Florida State University and his master’s degree in business administration from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. View posts

Amie Goldman has 20 years of experience in health and human service financing, policy and administration. Goldman is president of TMG by Magellan Health, which provides consumer-directed, community-based long term care and quality management services to Wisconsin’s Medicaid program. In this role, Goldman provides effective and strategic leadership to achieve TMG’s operational goals and objectives. Goldman has been leading TMG since 2014. Previously, Goldman was chief executive officer of the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan (HIRSP) Authority, as well as the director of medical consulting for APS Healthcare. Goldman holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and sociology from Northwestern University and a master’s degree in social service administration, as well as a certificate in health care policy and administration from the University of Chicago. View posts

Dr. Gary M. Henschen is the senior vice president — medical management for Magellan Healthcare, providing clinical expertise in new product development and quality improvement programs, and overseeing medical management for Magellan's behavioral health programs. Prior to joining Magellan, Henschen was chief medical officer of Charter Behavioral Health Systems and held a private practice of psychiatry and psychoanalysis for fifteen years in Greensboro, N.C. Henschen completed his residency and chief residency in psychiatry at Duke Medical Center. His research interests have included the assessment and prevention of suicide; psychiatric consultation-liaison with primary care physicians; the development of quality metrics; addressing the needs of persons diagnosed with serious mental illness and substance abuse disorders; and providing consultation to behavioral special investigation units. Henschen is licensed to practice medicine in Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Iowa. View posts

Pat Hunt is the director of child and family resiliency services for Magellan Healthcare. In her role, she promotes meaningful involvement of families of children and youth; advances family support and education; and highlights lived experiences of children, youth and families to ensure both policy and practice align with and support resiliency and recovery. She previously held a seven-year senior leadership position with the National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health, with two years directing its office of policy. Hunt also has served as a VISTA Volunteer; directed a federally funded, rural substance abuse prevention project; and was executive director of a statewide, family-run organization for children’s mental health. View posts

As chief executive officer of Magellan Rx Management, Mostafa Kamal is responsible for all of Magellan's pharmacy business lines, including commercial, government and specialty pharmacy divisions. He leads the strategy, operations, profitability and growth of Magellan Rx Management with the overarching goal of delivering best-in-class drug management solutions that help clients improve the health of their members, and overall cost and quality of care. Before joining Magellan, he held various roles with Medco Health Solutions, Inc. with responsibility for pricing, underwriting, strategy and Medicare Part D products and services. Additionally, he worked with clients to develop strategies to address health care reform and associated product offerings to ensure clients were successfully positioned in the post-health care reform era. Kamal received his bachelor of science in economics from Rutgers University. View posts

Srini Koushik is the chief technology office of Magellan Health, leading delivery of innovative technology and data-enhanced services that improve patient outcomes and care for people who need it the most. Prior to Magellan, Koushik was president and CEO of NTT Innovation Institute, a Silicon Valley-based startup focused on building multi-sided platforms for today's digital businesses. He has over 28 years of experience as a programmer, chief technology officer, chief digital officer, chief information officer and P&L owner for Fortune 100 companies, including IBM, HP and Nationwide. Koushik holds a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Madras, a master's degree in computer science from the University of Bombay, a master's degree in business administration from Ohio State University, and executive education in systems thinking, design thinking, clean energy and innovation from the MIT Sloan School of Management and Duke University. View posts

Tom Lane is the senior director of consumer and recovery services for Magellan Healthcare and provides leadership and guidance in promoting the concepts of recovery, resilience and wellness throughout Magellan’s systems of care. He has 17 years experience developing and implementing peer-operated programs, services, and supports in the community and within publicly funded provider settings, including inpatient and state hospital settings. Before joining Magellan in 2007, Lane worked as vice president of recovery supports and forensic services at a large community mental health center. Previously, he worked to develop the Office of Consumer Affairs for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and was the first project director of the Support, Technical Assistance and Resources (STAR) Center, a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)-funded technical assistance center. As a health activist, Lane is especially interested in advancing social and community inclusion to improve personal health outcomes. Lane is a member of the national advisory board of the Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion, the National Quality Forum Partnership and Collaboration working group, the Coalition on Psychiatric Emergencies and currently serves on the national board of directors for the Depression Bipolar Support Alliance. View posts

As senior vice president of external affairs for Magellan Healthcare, John Littel shapes business development, government relations, and communications strategies to help enable new market and product entry in an evolving healthcare landscape. Prior to Magellan, Littel served in leadership roles at WellPoint and Amerigroup, and served as senior counsel at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, as well as the deputy secretary of health and human services in Virginia. View posts

As chief executive officer for Magellan Complete Care of Virginia (MCC of VA), Kate Massey is accountable for MCC of VA’s overall performance in support of the Virginia Medicaid Commonwealth Coordinated Care (CCC) Plus program. Prior to her current role, Kate served as the vice president for Medicaid and Medicare for Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States. While there, she managed the Medicaid and Medicare lines of business and oversaw the launch of two Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) in Virginia and Maryland. Kate also worked for Amerigroup, where she established its Public Policy Institute and served as executive director. Kate dedicated her early career to government service and public policy. She started working for the federal government at the Office of Management and Budget, leading a team of analysts focused on Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and private health insurance market programs. Kate then transitioned to the Congressional Budget Office, where she served as the unit chief of the Low-Income Health Programs and Prescriptions Drugs Unit. Kate developed policy alternatives included in Budget Options, Volume 1: Health Care and oversaw analyses of CHIP reauthorization and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). She capped off her federal service working at the White House Office of Health Reform, overseeing implementation of Medicaid, Medicare and public health provisions included in the ACA. Kate holds a Master of Public Affairs degree from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Policy, University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Arts from Bard College. View posts

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As president of Magellan Healthcare's Public Markets business, Anne McCabe oversees programs that serve Medicaid recipients, uninsured individuals and families involved in the child welfare system through contracts with state and local governments. A veteran in public markets healthcare, McCabe's career spans more than 35 years. She has worked for provider organizations, state government and private companies focusing on the needs of individuals served through programs such as Medicaid and Medicare. Anne holds a master's degree in social welfare administration from the State University of New York-Albany, and a bachelor's degree in psychology from Rutgers University. View posts

Matthew Mertel is responsible for analytics, marketing, and MRxStudio for Magellan Rx Management. MRxStudio is tasked with driving innovation within Magellan Rx. is Before joining Magellan Rx Management, he was a management consultant for Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, where his responsibilities included identifying, planning and executing information technology-driven business strategies for healthcare companies. Mertel earned a master’s degree in business administration with honors from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. View posts

Teresa Odom is the director of clinical care services for Magellan Healthcare’s employer segment as well as the Employee Assistance Program Center of Excellence. In this position, Odom is responsible for the clinical processes involved in overseeing all clinical services including military coaching and transition programs. Prior to assuming this role, Odom was a clinical supervisor for eight years, responsible for the clinical processes involved in the day-to-day operations of integrated accounts. Odom provided direct supervision to the clinical staff conducting concurrent reviews for members in active treatment. Odom also provided direct supervision to the intensive care manager team, the outpatient care management team and oversaw the ambulatory follow-up process. Prior to assuming the role of clinical supervisor, Odom worked in various roles within the Midwest care management center, including inpatient care management; outpatient care management and intensive care management, while acting as the team lead involved in succession planning with her direct supervisor. Previously, Odom was an in-home clinician providing individual, family and group therapy. Odom also worked in the addiction field, in both a residential treatment facility and an outpatient program as a community support worker conducting individual assessments, life skills groups and assisting individual’s in transitioning recovery skills into every day living. Odom was director of a children’s program within a residential treatment facility working directly with children impacted by a parent’s substance use. Odom was also an adjunct profession at the University of Missouri-St Louis master’s degree counseling program, teaching the application of counseling skills. Odom is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and a member of the Missouri Counselors Association. She is also a certified employee assistance professional (CEAP), and is currently working toward becoming a qualified substance abuse professional (SAP). View posts

Kristen Reimers is the vice president of medical pharmacy strategy for Magellan Rx Management. In this role, Reimers focuses on analyzing and identifying medical pharmacy cost management and quality improvement initiatives for health plan clients and prospects. She is an integral part of the development and support of the company’s medical pharmacy strategy, and serves as a clinical resource across the organization. Reimers supports all clinical pharmacy programs involving medical specialty medications and additional clinical programs, as needed. Reimers has extensive health plan pharmacy management experience with a large Blues plan. Prior to joining Magellan Rx Management, she played a key role in developing and leading an integrated specialty drug program for pharmacy and medical benefits, leading utilization management clinical and process development across all lines of business, clinical criteria development and medication therapy management programs. Reimers is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. View posts

Barry M. Smith is chairman and chief executive officer of Magellan Health, a leader in managing the fastest growing, most complex areas of health, including special populations, complete pharmacy benefits and other specialty areas of healthcare. Prior to Magellan, Smith served in leadership roles at VistaCare, Inc., a national provider of hospice services, Value Rx, Inc., then one of the country's largest pharmacy benefit management companies, and PCS Health Systems, also a pharmacy benefit management firm. He currently serves on the board of directors of The Ensign Group, Inc., a diversified provider of healthcare services. View posts

As chief executive officer of Magellan Healthcare, Sam Srivastava focuses on improving health and affordability through advanced analytics and clinical solutions. He leads the strategy development, operations, product development, profitability and growth of Magellan Healthcare, while positioning Magellan as a leader in the behavioral health, Medicaid and specialty healthcare markets. Prior to joining Magellan, Srivastava held leadership roles at Cigna serving the national and senior business segment, as well as at UnitedHealth Group and HealthNet, serving the commercial, senior, low-income and disabled population segments. Srivastava received his bachelor of science in medical science and humanities from Kent State University and has completed graduate work at Yale University in healthcare management. He sits on a number of advisory boards, including Oliver Wyman, Yale School of Public Health and the Yale Healthcare Conference. View posts

Shelli Stewart is the communications manager for Magellan Healthcare in Wyoming. Shelli relies on her marketing and communications background to develop engaging strategies that share Magellan’s mission with the citizens of Wyoming. Prior to coming to Magellan, Shelli was a communications administrator for the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, a state agency focused on worker-related issues. Shelli holds a master’s degree in organizational management. View posts

Casey Stockman serves as the vice president of medical pharmacy strategy for Magellan Rx Management. She is responsible for analyzing and identifying medical pharmacy cost management and quality improvement initiatives for Magellan's health plan customers and potential clients. Casey has served several leadership roles within Magellan Rx Management, from managing implementation and performance of specialty drug management services through account management for health plan and employer, and Medicaid clients to impacting product development and enhancement of drug management services across Magellan's suite of pharmacy solutions, with a focus on medical and integrated specialty pharmacy strategies. View posts

Maryam Tabatabai is the senior director of drug information for Magellan Rx Management. She provides oversight and actively engages in evidence-based writing, development of clinical policies, new drug evaluations, as well as specialty and traditional drug pipeline forecasting. Tabatabai serves on a number of key committees and is the editor-in-chief for several Magellan Rx Management clinical publications. Since obtaining her Doctor of Pharmacy degree, she has gained meaningful pharmacy and clinical experience in the community, academic, hospital, and ambulatory care settings. Upon completing her pharmacy practice residency, she joined Magellan where she has been a central clinical resource across the enterprise. View posts

Gabi Vandermark is a technologist, a problem solver and a strategic consultant leader. As the IT Chief of Staff at Magellan Health, she drives strategy execution, the business of IT operations and collaborates with key leaders to identify and bring to life innovative solutions that support our Massive Transformative Purpose to "Lead humanity to healthy, vibrant lives". Gabi’s career trajectory illustrates her curiosity and desire for continuous learning. With a Bachelors in Computer Science, she started her career as a Software Developer at Nationwide Insurance, where over the course of 10 years, she moved positions, departments and or roles roughly every two years building depth of knowledge in software development and architecture, service-oriented design; and breadth of experience in organizational change management giving her a unique view into the interworking, challenges and opportunities familiar to most organizations. Prior to Magellan Health, Gabi started Rottie Consulting, where she focused on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Client Relationship Management (CRM) systems implementation in Latin America. As an independent consultant, Gabi strived to be the fearless, confident partner her clients needed to succeed. Today, at Magellan Health, Gabi works closely with the CTO to implement Exponential (ExO) IT, a new way for managing the business of IT in an Exponential world, attracting the workforce of the future through different initiatives such as the recently launched Women in Technology group. View posts

Phil Vecchiolli serves as the senior vice president and general manager of Magellan Rx Management's specialty pharmacy business. In this role, he leads account management, operations and product development across the division, delivering strategies and solutions to help clients successfully manage complex specialty pharmaceuticals in one of the fastest growing areas of healthcare spending. Vecchiolli has over 31 years of experience in healthcare, including more than 17 years in medical pharmacy and specialty pharmacy management. Prior to working for MRx, he held various leadership roles in the healthcare industry, with responsibilities including managed care/employer sales & marketing, provider network development, client implementation and product development. Vecchiolli earned his bachelor's degree from Penn State. View posts

As senior vice president and general manager of Magellan Rx Management's employer market, Matt Ward is responsible for the oversight of sales and account management teams, as well as the profit and loss of the business unit. He is also responsible for setting forth the strategic vision and sustained growth within his segment to help support the company as it competes in the market as a full-service PBM. Ward's diverse professional career began as a finance director and a senior credit officer in the automotive and banking industry, respectively. Prior to joining Magellan Rx Management, he honed his skills over several years in group health benefits, growing his sales and senior management experience in general underwriting, utilization, and pharmacy benefit management. Ward earned a bachelor’s degree in both economics and business administration from Fort Lewis College. View posts

Erin Waszkiewicz is the communications manager for the Wyoming Care Management Entity for High Fidelity Wraparound. In that role, she’s responsible for creating and maintaining a cohesive, consistent message through many different mediums. She joined the Magellan of Wyoming team in January of 2017, bringing with her 12 years of communications experience in various industries, as well as a passion for thinking outside the box and serving her community. Waszkiewicz earned her bachelor’s degree in mass communication-public relations from Colorado State University-Pueblo. View posts

Adam Weliver serves as the senior vice president, leader and profit & loss (P&L) owner of the employer segment within Magellan Healthcare. In this role, he is responsible for helping Magellan Healthcare take its unique breadth of clinical capabilities and innovative solutions to the next level for employers, employees and their families. By focusing on the consumer – what they need, how they behave and where they want to go – Weliver and his team are committed to delivering significant value to employers’ total rewards, well-being and human resources programs. With more than 20 years of experience in healthcare and human resources (HR) benefits consulting, Weliver is experienced in encouraging innovation, ensuring business strategies are successful and connecting with the consumer. He comes to Magellan from Humana, where he was the vice president of national wellness solutions. Prior to that, he consulted with the top three HR benefits consulting firms and lead national accounts at a large BlueCross BlueShield plan. Weliver has an M.B.A. from DePaul University and is proud of his liberal arts degrees in English, French and economics from Wabash College. View posts