Candidate: David H Klein

David Klein Candidate Bio 

I am a nationally recognized healthcare executive with proven track record in managing health care delivery and insurance. My career includes forty-one years of service with BlueCross Blue Shield, having served for ten years as CEO of Lifetime Healthcare Companies and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. 

I am also a seasoned corporate director having served in board leadership positions for many healthcare and non-health care not-for-profit and for-profit companies. 

My current Lee County involvements include: 

Healthcare Governance 

·  Community Member on the Lee Health Board Finance and Investment Committee for the past four years  

·  Director of Lee Health Foundation raising charity to support the Regional Cancer Center for the past year 

Healthcare Advisory 

·  Unpaid Strategy Advisor to Lee Health senior management for the past four years 

·  Community Member of the Lee County Ad Hoc Steering Committee on Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse Disorders 

·  Community Advisor to Lee Health, United Way, Florida Gulf Coast Marieb College of Health and Human Services, and The Collaboratory in their effort to work with Lee County Human and Veteran Services to create a Coordinated System of Care for Behavioral Health 

·  Advisor to Florida Gulf Coast University Marieb College of Health and Human Services regarding their senior care planner digital badge program designed to train staff to assist elderly to age at home 

·  Advisor to the Word of Life Ministries New Life Dream Substance Abuse Treatment Center 

Business and Community Leadership 

·  Director of United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades and a member of their Alexis de Tocqueville Society 

My current and prior national involvements include: 

Healthcare Management 

·  Former CEO of a $6 billion health care delivery and insurance company 

·  Former CEO of a health plan covering almost two million members, including Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries 

·  Former CEO of a medical group providing primary care for 140,000 patients 

·  Former CEO of certified and licensed home care agencies, hospice, durable medical equipment provider, pharmacy, and optical shop 

·  Former CEO of a long-term care insurance company 

·  Current special advisor to the University of Rochester Medical Center CEO/Dean of Medical School 

Healthcare Governance 

·  Current vice chair and incoming chair of a Boston based nationally top ranked not-for-profit health plan caring for 60,000 very frail, dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid patients 

·  Current Lead Director of venture fund owned Cogito, an artificial intelligence-based call center management company 

·  Current Director of venture fund owned Opyn Market, which uses auctions to price medical services 

·  Current Director of venture fund owned Honest Medical Group, which specializes in the care of Medicare patients that is operating in three markets  

·  Former Chair of the New York State health information exchange which enables electronic medical record sharing for over 90% of New Yorkers 

·  Former Director of Landmark Health which is a home visiting medical group recently acquired by United Health Group that is operating in 25 markets  

·  Former Director of national BlueCross BlueShield Association 

·  Former Director and executive committee member of America’s Health Insurance Plans, the industry’s national trade association 

Business Governance 

·  Current Director of CTG, a NASDAQ traded digital solutions company 

Healthcare Advisory  

·  MBA, Health Administration and Finance,  University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business in health administration and finance 

·  Current Professor of Public Health Sciences and Executive Professor of Health Care Management at University of Rochester 

·  Former President of University of Chicago Health Administration Alumni Association  

·  Current Advisor to three health care venture or private equity funds 

Healthcare Education 

·  Current special advisor to the University of Rochester Medical Center CEO/Dean of Medical School  

·  Former Chair of the New York State health information exchange which enables electronic medical record sharing for over 90% of New Yorkers 

·  Former Director of Landmark Health which is a home visiting medical group recently acquired by United Health Group that is operating in 25 markets 

Business and Community Leadership 

·  Former Vice-Chair of Business Council of New York State 

·  Former Vice-Chair of Rochester Business Alliance 

·  Former President of local Boy Scout Council and recipient of Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Awards

·  Former Chair of United Way of Greater Rochester and recipient of the Tocqueville and United Way of New York State Volunteer of the Year Awards 

My full biography may be found at www.davidkleinhospitalboard.com 

July 14, 2022