Centene's California-based subsidiary Health Net was one of the beneficiaries of the state's revised Medi-Cal plan, picking up contracts in Sacramento and Los Angeles counties.
Here is information on the executives leading the company, according to its website and the leaders' LinkedIn pages:
Brian Ternan, CEO and plan president. Mr. Ternan has been the CEO of Health Net and California Health & Wellness since 2019. Before joining Health Net, he served as president of Anthem Blue Cross of California's commercial business.
Martha Santana-Chin, Medi-Cal president. Ms. Chin provides executive oversight to Health Net's Medi-Cal program. She joined Health Net in 2013 and has served in her current role since 2020. She previously served as vice president of managed care at AltaMed Health Services.
Alex Chen, MD, chief medical officer. Dr. Chen has served as Health Net's chief medical officer since July 2018. He previously served as AltaMed's chief medical officer.
Pooja Mittal, DO, chief health equity officer. Dr. Mittal has been with Health Net since June 2016. She also practices primary care at a Federally Qualified Health Center in San Mateo County and works at the National Clinicians Consultation Center at University of California San Francisco.
Colin Havert, commercial officer. Mr. Havert returned to Health Net in December 2021 after spending more than a decade with Anthem Blue Cross, where he served as vice president and general manager.
Kerri Balbone, COO. Ms. Balbone has been with Health Net since June 2020. She previously served as COO for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of California.
Jessica Sellner, CFO. Ms. Sellner joined Health Net in 2014. She previously served as business operations manager at Frontier Communications.
Christy Bosse, senior vice president of compliance. Ms. Bosse leads the overall compliance program for the combined Health Net and California Health & Wellness health plan. She has been with Health Net since 2004.
Darrel Ng, vice president of communications and marketing. Mr. Ng has been with Health Net since May 2020. He previously founded Fast Twitch Communications, a healthcare-focused strategic communications firm.
David Koenig, vice president of government relations, public affairs and community investments. Mr. Koenig oversees a statewide team of staff and consultants. Prior to joining Health Net, he advised Centene Corp. in California as the principal at his consulting firm, Koenig Consulting.