Executive Moves

Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan has named Barry Thornton II as its next CEO, effective Jan. 1.  He succeeds Brian O’Grady, who is retiring after more than a decade at the company. Mr. Thornton currently serves as COO at the…

Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan President and CEO Brian O’Grady is retiring on Dec. 31.  Mr. O’Grady has served as the nonprofit health plan’s president and CEO since July 2024 and has been with the company since 2014.  “CDPHP has…

Brett Davis will serve as the plan president for Molina Healthcare of Wisconsin, according to an Oct. 13 news release. Mr. Davis was most recently a leader of the U.S. Health and Human Services advisory at SAS. He also has…

Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health appointed Karen Hanlon as president, effective immediately. Ms. Hanlon will continue in her role as COO, according to an Oct. 8 Highmark Health news release. She is responsible for managing the operations of Highmark Health, Highmark Inc.,…

Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health appointed Michael Treash as the president of its insurance business, Health New England, according to an Oct. 6 news release. Mr. Treash just served as the chief operating officer and senior vice president of Detroit-based Henry…

Caroline Goldzweig, MD, and Betsy Seaton joined the board of directors for Premera — parent company of Premera Blue Cross — according to an Oct. 6 news release. Dr. Goldzweig is the vice president and chief medical officer for the…

UnitedHealth Group has named Michael Pencina, PhD, as its chief AI scientist, following his departure from Durham, N.C.-based Duke University and Duke Health. Dr. Pencina stepped down Sept. 30 as vice dean for data science at Duke University School of…

AmeriHealth Caritas has named Gregg MacDonald interim president.  Mr. MacDonald has been with AmeriHealth Caritas, a jointly owned subsidiary of Independence Health Group and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, since September 2024, according to an Oct. 1 news release…

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont has named Beth-Ann Roberts its next president and CEO.  Ms. Roberts will assume the role on Jan. 10, 2026, according to a Sept. 30 news release from the company. She will join BCBS…

Missouri’s Medicaid director Todd Richardson is stepping down from his position at the end of October, the Missouri Independent reported Sept. 30.  Mr. Richardson has led the state’s Medicaid program, MO HealthNet, for the past seven years, according to the…