The Roadmap

Eight years. One thesis: work the seams of healthcare.

A career built deliberately across the payer side, the venture side, the academic side, and now the platform side, because the interesting problems live in between.

  1. 2026 →Now

    Director, Payer Growth

    Azara Healthcare · Remote / NYC

    Leading payer growth strategy for the platform powering value-based care for thousands of community health centers and provider organizations. Building the commercial engine that turns clinical data infrastructure into payer-side outcomes.

    • Designing payer go-to-market for VBC analytics and population health
    • Bridging provider data into payer contracting conversations
    • Owning growth strategy at the intersection of policy and product
  2. 2024 – 2025

    Operations & Strategic Partnerships Director

    Elevance Health · New York, NY

    Led high-impact operational initiatives across West region markets. Aligned cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders to resolve enterprise-level issues and shape regional investment.

    • Drove market-facing strategy across multiple lines of business
    • Delivered competitive intelligence directly to senior leadership
  3. 2021 – 2024

    Strategic Consultant

    Elevance Health · New York, NY

    Managed a $70M+ revenue book of business across 80+ Commercial Large Group clients. Designed enterprise product, digital health, and underwriting strategy for New York State, impacting 1M+ lives.

    • $70M+ revenue book of business
    • Cross-functional team across sales, AM, underwriting, and ops
    • MLR, Rx trend, and cost-of-care analytics → executive recommendations
  4. 2021 – 2022

    Venture Fellow & Investor

    VU Venture Partners · New York, NY

    Sourced and diligenced healthcare investments. Built investment theses, ran financial models, and pitched opportunities at weekly Investment Committee.

  5. 2019 – 2021

    Account Manager

    Anthem (Elevance Health) · New York, NY

    Owned new business, retention, and upsell across NY State, $20M+ in gross revenue, 30%+ YoY growth. Internal advisory on AI and front-office tech for NY commercial business.

  6. 2018 – 2019

    Business Development Specialist

    Anthem (Elevance Health) · New York, NY

    Managed a $1M+ project initiative portfolio. Assisted in the development of a five-year business plan that reshaped process outcomes and client satisfaction across the Commercial New York market.

  7. 2018

    B.S. Public Affairs · Public Financial Management

    Indiana University · Bloomington, IN

    Minor in Healthcare Management & Policy. Where the obsession with the math behind systems started.

Looking forward

What's next on the map.

2026 ✓
MBA / MS Healthcare Leadership
Cornell Johnson

Completed. Dual degree from one of the strongest healthcare leadership programs in the country.

Beyond
Healthcare operator + builder
TBD

Continuing to operate and advise at the seam of payer, provider, and digital health. Writing, speaking, and building along the way.