Dr. David Nash is the Founding Dean Emeritus of the Jefferson College of Population Health and one of the most renowned healthcare thought leaders in the United States. Dr. Nash has several times been named on Modern Healthcare’s list of the Most Powerful Persons in Healt... Read more

Dr. David Nash is the Founding Dean Emeritus of the Jefferson College of Population Health and one of the most renowned healthcare thought leaders in the United States. Dr. Nash has several times been named on Modern Healthcare’s list of the Most Powerful Persons in Healthcare. He’s also the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy at Thomas Jefferson University. He’s currently the editor in chief of four major national journals: American Journal of Medical Quality, Population Health Management, Pharmacy & Therapeutics, and American Health & Drug Benefits.

Glenn D. Steele Jr., M.D., Ph.D. serves as Chairman of GSteele Health Solutions, an independently operated venture launched to help healthcare organizations create value and improve quality. He is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Geisinger Health System... Read more

Glenn D. Steele Jr., M.D., Ph.D. serves as Chairman of GSteele Health Solutions, an independently operated venture launched to help healthcare organizations create value and improve quality. He is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Geisinger Health System (2001-2015), an integrated health services organization in central and northeastern Pennsylvania nationally recognized for its innovative use of the electronic health record and the development and implementation of innovative care models. In addition, Dr. Steele serves as Chairman of City of Hope. He joined the City of Hope Board of Directors in January of 2016. Prior to becoming Chairman, he was Chair of the Executive Compensation and Governance Committee from 2018-2020. Dr. Steele previously served as the dean of the Biological Sciences Division and the Pritzker School of Medicine and vice president for medical affairs at the University of Chicago, as well as the Richard T. Crane Professor in the Department of Surgery. Prior to that, he was the William V. McDermott Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, president and chief executive officer of Deaconess Professional Practice Group, and chairman of the department of surgery at New England Deaconess Hospital. Dr. Steele is past Chairman of the American Board of Surgery. His investigations have focused on the cell biology of gastrointestinal cancer and pre-cancer and most recently on innovations in healthcare delivery and financing. A prolific writer, he is the author or co-author of more than 500 scientific and professional articles. Dr. Steele received his bachelor’s degree in history and literature from Harvard College and his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in surgery at the University of Colorado, where he was also a fellow of the American Cancer Society. He earned his Ph.D. in microbiology at Lund University in Sweden. A member of the National Academy of Medicine, Dr. Steele has served as a member on the Roundtable on Value and Science-driven Healthcare, the Committee on the Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education, the Vital Directions for Health and Health Care Steering Committee and the Committee on Reviewing Evidence to Identify Highly Effective Clinical Services (HECS). A fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Steele is a member of the American Surgical Association, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and past president of the Society of Surgical Oncology. Additionally, Dr. Steele serves as an advisor on the private equity firm LRVHealth.

Phil Fasano is a sought-after Fortune 100 C-level strategist with experience as the former CIO at both Kaiser Permanente and AIG. During his eight years at Kaiser, Fasano oversaw the funding and implementation of the nation’s most extensive connected care network. Kaiser ... Read more

Phil Fasano is a sought-after Fortune 100 C-level strategist with experience as the former CIO at both Kaiser Permanente and AIG. During his eight years at Kaiser, Fasano oversaw the funding and implementation of the nation’s most extensive connected care network. Kaiser received numerous quality and technology accolades under Mr. Fasano’s leadership, including the coveted HIMSS Davies Award, as well as being named one of the 100 Best Places to Work in IT from Computerworld for four consecutive years. With his unique combination of knowledge and experience in the healthcare and financial sectors, Mr. Fasano is instrumental in helping Innovaccer create revolutionary changes within the healthcare industry.

Adrienne White-Faines is a healthcare strategy executive, informed by a constant commitment to improve the health status of populations across the globe. She currently serves as the chief strategy officer for the American College of Physicians, the largest med... Read more

Adrienne White-Faines is a healthcare strategy executive, informed by a constant commitment to improve the health status of populations across the globe. She currently serves as the chief strategy officer for the American College of Physicians, the largest medical specialty society in the world, with over 161,000 Internal Medicine specialist and subspecialist. In this role, she leads the college’s strategic mission alignment, and organizational development to enhance operations, innovation, and impact. Previously, Adrienne served as chief executive officer of the American Osteopathic Association, the professional association representing more than 145,000 US trained osteopathic physicians and medical students, working to advance the profession, its medical education, accreditation, public policy, and research in the U.S. and internationally. Adrienne also served as the vice president and chief health officer for the American Cancer Society’s Illinois Division. As the lead executive for research, education, public policy, and patient services programs, she was regarded for her design of collaborative solutions to address health disparities. Adrienne began her healthcare career in strategic, operations, and capital planning in academic medicine settings, including Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago); New York City Health and Hospitals Corp; LA County Hospital (Los Angeles) and large physician practice management companies in California and Illinois. She holds a bachelor’s (BA) degree from Amherst College, a masters public administration (MPA) in healthcare from the University of Southern California, and honorary doctorates from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, and from Western University of Health Sciences. Adrienne also continues involvement in community and corporate advisory roles, including the board of City of Hope, Otho S.A. Sprague Institute, Loeb Center of Amherst College, Women of Color Advancing Peace (WCAPS), Innovaccer Technologies, and of counsel advisor for Quick, Leonard, Kieffer Search. She is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Leadership Greater Chicago, and is the recipient of Chicago United’s Business Leaders of Color Award.

Jonathan Bush is the Executive Chairman of Firefly Health, a startup that provides health navigation and concierge medicine services by providing primary care to patients through a mobile app and clinic visits. Mr. Bush is the former CEO of Athenahealth. He cofounded the ... Read more

Jonathan Bush is the Executive Chairman of Firefly Health, a startup that provides health navigation and concierge medicine services by providing primary care to patients through a mobile app and clinic visits. Mr. Bush is the former CEO of Athenahealth. He cofounded the company in 1997 and took it public in 2007 in the most successful IPOs that year. Athenahealth evolved into a leading provider of cloud-based business services to U.S. medical groups pursuing a vision of an information backbone that makes healthcare work as it should. Prior to founding Athenahealth, Mr. Bush served as an EMT for the City of New Orleans, was trained as a medic in the U.S. Army, and worked as a management consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton. Mr. Bush obtained a Bachelor of Arts in the College of Social Studies from Wesleyan University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mr. Bush is the author of Where Does It Hurt? An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Fixing Health Care, a provocative book that journeys through the dark underbelly of the American healthcare system—why it’s broken, what the fix will involve, and where innovation is already taking hold.

Elizabeth “Beth” Bierbower is a strategic leader with more than 30 years of proven executive-level experience in the health insurance industry, including her former roles at Humana, most recently as their President of the Group and Specialty division. Beth serves on the B... Read more

Elizabeth “Beth” Bierbower is a strategic leader with more than 30 years of proven executive-level experience in the health insurance industry, including her former roles at Humana, most recently as their President of the Group and Specialty division. Beth serves on the Board of the American Telemedicine Association, where she’s a member of the Education and Finance Committees . Additionally, she sits on the Board of BlueSprig, a clinic-based provider of applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy services to children with autism spectrum disorder. Prior to joining Humana, Beth held leadership roles with Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield as Vice President of Healthcare Strategy, as well as Coventry Health Plans of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as Chief Operating Officer. Beth has expertise in scaling cost-effective and profitable growth strategies through internal innovation. She has a reputation as one of the industry’s most fiscally responsible and progressive voices—a leader with innovative ideas and a willingness to challenge the status quo.

Deborah “Deb” Henretta is currently a Senior Advisor to G100, a C-suite leadership, learning, and development company. She’s also on the Board of Directors for Nuvo Health. Prior to G100, she enjoyed a 30-year career at Procter & Gamble as one of only two top-level women ... Read more

Deborah “Deb” Henretta is currently a Senior Advisor to G100, a C-suite leadership, learning, and development company. She’s also on the Board of Directors for Nuvo Health. Prior to G100, she enjoyed a 30-year career at Procter & Gamble as one of only two top-level women executives for the consumer goods organization. She spent seven consecutive years on Fortune’s U.S. and international rankings of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. And she has been a tireless advocate for women in business, working to solve the challenges women face when in leadership and executive-level roles.

Ajay Gupta is the Senior Partner Emeritus at McKinsey & Company. He brings almost 30 years of experience across healthcare segments. He covers commercial and growth topics, strategy, M&A, large scale performance improvement, organization design, and aspiration setting. Aj... Read more

Ajay Gupta is the Senior Partner Emeritus at McKinsey & Company. He brings almost 30 years of experience across healthcare segments. He covers commercial and growth topics, strategy, M&A, large scale performance improvement, organization design, and aspiration setting. Ajay serves on the Keystone Board of the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab; non-Executive Director at Healthium Medtech; the Board of Directors at BJC Healthcare; Director at OnPoint Surgical, and the RAND Health Advisory Board. Ajay previously led McKinsey’s Midwest Healthcare Practice and North America Medical Products, working on medical technology, pharma/biotech, health systems, academic centers, post-acute providers, drug store chains, specialty pharmacies, PBMs, HCIT, distributors/other intermediaries, and disease management. Ajay has published articles on new product and therapy adoption, commercial excellence, pricing and contracting, digital marketing, industry consolidation, and M&A. He is passionate about healthcare policy and is also an active private investor. Prior to McKinsey, Ajay spent 5 years at Schlumberger Wireline in oilfield services roles in Asia and Europe. He holds an MBA from Stanford University—where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar—and a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, where he was awarded the President’s Gold Medal.

Mr. Brennan serves as a Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company and oversees a broad range of strategic and operational engagements. He also serves as a Principal with SunStone Consulting, assisting clients throughout the country with reimbursement, regulatory, revenue integ... Read more

Mr. Brennan serves as a Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company and oversees a broad range of strategic and operational engagements. He also serves as a Principal with SunStone Consulting, assisting clients throughout the country with reimbursement, regulatory, revenue integrity, and strategic solutions. For 23 years, Mr. Brennan served as the Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Geisinger—a $7 billion physician-led integrated health services organization that has an array of health services providers, including hospitals, a physician group practice, a number of health insurance companies, and a medical school. Before his tenure with Geisinger Health System, he served as a CFO with other large health systems and tertiary care hospitals. Mr. Brennan served as the National Chair of the 50,000-member Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) for the 2018-2019 year, following two years as an officer and three years on the Board of Directors. Mr. Brennan has been a member of HFMA since 1981 and a Fellow since 1992. He was an active member of HFMA’s Large System CFO Council, the Value Projects, the Principles and Practices Board, the Patient Transparency Task Force, and was a board member of the Metropolitan Philadelphia Chapter. Mr. Brennan holds an MBA in Healthcare Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from LaSalle University in Philadelphia. He’s been a certified public accountant since 1979 and is a member of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Mark Ganz has more than 25 years of leadership experience at several payer and provider healthcare organizations. For two decades, Ganz led Cambia in reimagining and reshaping healthcare to be more empathetic, transparent, and economically sustainable. Under Mark’s leader... Read more

Mark Ganz has more than 25 years of leadership experience at several payer and provider healthcare organizations. For two decades, Ganz led Cambia in reimagining and reshaping healthcare to be more empathetic, transparent, and economically sustainable. Under Mark’s leadership, Cambia was one of only 125 global companies to receive designation as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies (the company received the honor three times under his leadership). He was recognized by Modern Healthcare magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare in 2018 and 2019. He has also received the Health Care Transformer of the Year Award, the Oregon Governors’ Gold Award, and a Sojourns Award. Ganz is a board member for several companies, including Portland General Electric, the University of Portland, the Cascade Pacific Council–Boy Scouts of America, Tournament Golf Foundation, and the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC). He is also a member of the Healthcare Executives Study Society, the Health Evolution Summit leadership circle, and the Aspen Group.