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EmblemHealth is a health and wellness company that provides insurance plans, primary and specialty care, and wellness solutions. As one of the nations largest not-for-profit health insurers, we serve more than three million people in the New York tristate area.

EmblemHealths family of companies includes ConnectiCare, one of Connecticuts leading health plans; AdvantageCare Physicians, a primary and specialty care practice; and WellSpark, a digital wellness company.

EmblemHealth started back in the 1930s, at the height of the Great Depression. Out of hard times, the idea of health insurance was born: a system that would protect everyday people from financial misfortune if they had an accident or illness.

Two companies from those early days of health insurance, Group Health Incorporated (GHI) and Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (HIP), would later merge and become EmblemHealth. And after 80 years, our mission is still the same: to create healthier futures for our customers and communities.

Ms. Ignagni has won many accolades for her leadership in the health care industry due to her extensive health policy insight and leadership, earning recognition by national publications, includingThe New York Times, National Journal, The Hill, Time magazine,the Washingtonian, Fortune magazine, and Modern Healthcare.

Mike Palmateer serves as President of the EmblemHealth family of companies. He brings 40 years of insurance industry experience and has served the company in many capacities during his 16 years with EmblemHealth, including as Executive Vice President, Chief Business Officer, and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Palmateer currently oversees sales and product management, provider network development, facilities, and business transformation, which includes information technology and business operations. Prior to joining the organization in 2006, Mr. Palmateer was Vice President, Controller for WellChoice, Inc. d/b/a/ Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, a leading health insurance carrier in New York. In that role, Mr. Palmateer led many significant initiatives, including transforming the finance function in preparation for Empires conversion from a not-for-profit to a for-profit company. Prior to Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Mike progressed steadily through the Finance Division at the Guardian Life Insurance Company. Mr. Palmateer is a graduate of Indiana University, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. He also earned an MBA in Finance from Fordham University and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of New Jersey.

Interim Director of the Patel College of Global Sustainability; Visiting Professor of Social Entrepreneurship, Muma College of Business; and Professor, Institute for Innovation & Advanced Discovery, University of South Florida. -- Richard A. Berman has served as a director of EmblemHealth since 2006, and was a director of HIP from 1996 to 2006. He is a Visiting Social Entrepreneurship Professor at the Muma College of Business, and a Professor for the Institute for Advanced Discovery & Innovation. He was the Interim Dean of the Patel College of Global Sustainability from 2015-2017, at the University of South Florida. Mr. Berman was the President and CEO of LICAS, Inc., a K-12, college and university and health care consulting firm that he founded in 2009. He was elected to membership of the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine) in 1986. He has served as a senior advisor to the Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He received two Fulbright Specialist Program grants to work in Uganda and Rwanda. Mr. Berman was also a consultant to the Joint Special Representative of the African Union/United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur. He was President of Manhattanville College from 1995 to 2009. He was a member of the Board of Westchester County Medical Corporation from 1998 until 2009, and served as Chairman of its Board of Directors from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Berman served as a health care specialist for Korn-Ferry International from 1990 to 1991 and for McKinsey & Company from 1987 to 1990. Mr. Berman was a trustee of the State University of New York (SUNY) from 1993-1995. He also served as an Executive Vice President of New York University Medical Center from 1983 to 1986, served as the Commissioner of the Division of Housing and Community Renewal for New York State from 1981 to 1983, and was the Director of the New York State Office of Health Systems Management from 1977 to 1980. Mr. Berman was the Chairman of the Board of Seeds of Peace from 2007-2012 and a board member since 2003. Mr. Berman was also a board member of Lillian Vernon Corporation, a publicly traded direct mail company, from 1997 to 2003.

John D. Feerick, Esq. has served as a director of EmblemHealth since 2006 and was a director of GHI from 1998 to 2008. He has served as a law professor at Fordham University Law School since 1982, and was Dean of the school from 1982 to 2002. Mr. Feerick has served as a director of the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University from 2002 to 2018. He was a trustee of New York Medical College from 2000 to 2007. Mr. Feerick served as a director of Wyeth, Inc. from 1987 to 2008, which included 12 years as Chairman of its Audit Committee. Mr. Feerick was a director of Sentinel Group Funds, a diversified family of open-end mutual funds from 1984 to 2009, and was a trustee of the Sentinel Pennsylvania Tax Free Trust from 1993 to 2006. Mr. Feerick served on the audit and pricing committee of the Sentinel Group Funds from 1994 to 2006 and from 2007 to 2009, and on the audit committee of Sentinel Pennsylvania Tax Free Trust from 1994 to 2006. Mr. Feerick served as a board member of GTJ REIT, Inc., a real estate investment trust, from 2006 to 2007. Mr. Feerick served as Chairman of the New York State Ethics Commission from April 2007 to September 2007, and served as Chairman of the New York State Commission on Public Integrity from September 2007 to February 2009. Mr. Feerick chaired the New York State Government Integrity Commission from 1987 to 1990 and also the New York State Commission to Promote Public Confidence in Judicial Elections from 2002 to 2005 and the Judiciary's Cameras in the Court Committee. Mr. Feerick served as President of the Citizens Union Foundation for a period of years and served as a lawyer at the firm of Skadden, Arps Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP from 1961 to 1982. Also, past service includes serving as a representative of New York City to the Office of Collective Bargaining and serving as a member of the New York State Law Revision Commission as well as a member of the Special Panel on Family Homelessness in New York City and as a Judicial Referee of Public Funding for the New York City public schools. Past private service includes serving as president of the New York City Bar Association and chairing the Board of Directors of the American Arbitration Association and the Fund for Modern Courts. Mr. Feerick currently serves as Co-Chair of the New York Chief Judge's Attorney Emeritus Council.

Paul E. Gibson is retired after 33 years at Continental Grain Company, at which he served as an officer of the company, responsible for its investment administration (back office to its trade operations) and cash management. He was also part of the family office of the companys owner. Before joining EmblemHealths board, he served as a board member of HIP of Greater NY, ConnectiCare Holding Company, and HIPIC. He also held a seat on GHIs board for a brief period. Mr. Gibson began his involvement as a member of the leadership team on HIPs Member Council in the 1990s. During his tenure with our organization, he has served on several board committees, including: Audit, Investment, Quality, Compliance, Compensation, Nominating, and a few ad hoc committees such as the Oversight Committee (during the period when HIP and GHI combined to form EmblemHealth). He has been involved as a volunteer board member with many not-for-profits, including: Jamaica YMCA, Jamaica NAACP Day Care Inc., New York Urban League, and 100 Black Men of Nassau County, to name a few. Currently, Paul is President of the Uniondale Community Land Trust.

Dr. Rosa M. Gil is the Founder, President and CEO of Comunilife, Inc., a health and human services agency founded in 1989 to improve the quality of life and create a healthier tomorrow for New Yorkers with special needs in the Hispanic and broader community by providing culturally competent health and human services and a continuum of affordable and supportive housing for homeless persons. Comunilife has been recognized for developing Community-Defined Best Practices for Latinos. She has had a distinguished career in the fields of health, mental health, social services, and higher education. Dr. Gil served as a Mayors Health Policy Advisor. She is the former Chairperson of the NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation, Executive Director of Woodhull Medical Center and Metropolitan Hospital, Senior Vice President of Generation and Northern Manhattan Health Network, Senior Vice President of Mental Hygiene Services at the NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation, and Executive Deputy Commissioner for Families and Children Services at the NYC Human Resources Administration. Dr. Gil is the former University Dean for Health Sciences at the City University of New York. Some of her accomplishments include prevention and wellness initiatives; expansion of primary care; implementation of Medicaid managed care in New York City; increased access to health insurance; creation a continuum of supportive housing for seniors, persons living with HIV/AIDS and mental illness; creation of NYCs first Medical Respite Housing Program and the nationally recognized Life is Precious Program for Latina teens at risk of suicide. Dr. Gil has been appointed to numerous boards, including the NYC Mayor 's Commission on Health Care for our Neighborhoods, NYS Suicide Prevention Council, the Board of Health (NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene), NYC Community Services Board (NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene), NYC Mayors Supportive Housing Task Force, and NYS Governors Interagency Council on Homelessness. Dr. Gil is a member of President Jimmy Carters Mental Health Task Force and the Board of Trustees of EmblemHealth. Previously, she also served as a member of the Commission of Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century (The Berger Commission), and the Minority Women Panel on Health Experts (U.S. Public Health Services). Dr. Gil has published numerous articles on mental health, ethnicity, and child welfare and gender issues. She is the co-author of the 'The Maria Paradox,' the first authoritative book on self-esteem and Hispanic women.

Sam Havens graduated from Hamilton College in 1965 and joined the Prudential Employee Benefit Division in the Philadelphia sales office. After 5 years in various sales positions, Mr. Havens left to attend Temple Law School. He graduated in 1973 and joined a local law firm. In 1974, Mr. Havens returned to Prudential as Vice President in its HMO Division. He was named President of that unit in 1981. In 1985, this unit was merged into the Employee Benefit Division and Mr. Havens was promoted to Senior Vice President and in 1990 was named President. Mr. Havens retired in 1996, and for the past 23 years has served as investor, board member and advisor to more than 20 early-stage health service firms including Teladoc, Vital Decisions, MedeAnalytics, Avalon Healthcare Services, Resolution Health, Apixio, National Imaging Associations (NIA), MedSolutions, Abacus Insights, and Cecelia Health. He also served on the Board of GHAA-AHIP for 15 years and as Chairman from 1990-1992. Mr. Havens served on the Board and as Chair of the Compensation Committee of RI Blue Cross from 2004-2011.

Karen Ignagni serves as Chief Executive Officer of the EmblemHealth family of companies, which includes EmblemHealth, AdvantageCare Physicians, ConnectiCare, and WellSpark. EmblemHealth was formed through the merger of two New York legacy insurance plans, Group Health Incorporated (GHI) and Health Plan of New York (HIP), and today provides quality, affordable health care coverage and administrative services to approximately 3.1 million people. Prior to joining EmblemHealth in September 2015, Ms. Ignagni was President and CEO of Americas Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the insurance industry association that represents providers of health and supplemental benefits to more than 200 million Americans. At AHIP, Ms. Ignagni was active in working with the White House and congressional leadership on the development of health reform legislation, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). She also led two mergers with other organizations to form AHIP, and made it the leading voice for the health plan community in America. During her tenure, AHIP was ranked by Washington insiders as the second most effective trade association in Washington. Ms. Ignagni also directed the AFL-CIOs Department of Employee Benefits. She was a Professional Staff Member on the U.S. Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee and worked at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Ms. Ignagni has won many accolades for her leadership in the health care industry, earning recognition by leading publications, including The New York Times, National Journal, The Hill, Time magazine, the Washingtonian, Fortune magazine, and Modern Healthcare, for her extensive health policy background and intrinsic feel for politics. In 2017, Ms. Ignagni received the Heritage Healthcare Leadership Award and was named one of Crains 50 Most Powerful Women in New York. She serves on the Governors Council on Women and Girls and also serves on the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) State Insurance Advisory Board.

Karin Mayhew was senior vice president, Organization Effectiveness for Health Net, Inc., one of the nations largest publicly traded managed health care companies. Ms. Mayhew was responsible for strategy, policy development and administration of all aspects of human resources, including compensation, benefits, performance evaluation and rewards, staffing, equal employment and diversity, development, organization effectiveness, and change management. She served on the due diligence team that negotiated the sale of Health Net to Centene in 2015. After retiring, Ms. Mayhew lead the Health Net transition and integration process for the acquisition in a consulting capacity. Prior to joining Health Net in April 1999, Ms. Mayhew served as senior vice president, Organization Development for Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation. There she was responsible for human resources, labor relations and organizational effectiveness. In addition, Ms. Mayhew was responsible for the corporate restructure into wholesale and retail businesses and served as a member of the merger due diligence and integration team. Ms. Mayhew held senior positions in a variety of areas in telecommunications for more than 20 years. Ms. Mayhew received a Masters Degree from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut and a Bachelor of Arts from Marymount College at Fordham University, New York. She also completed the Smith College Management Program and the University of Michigans Advanced Human Resources Executive Program. Ms. Mayhew has been a lecturer at the Center for Executive Education, Babson College, Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Interim Director of the Patel College of Global Sustainability, Visiting Professor of Social Entrepreneurship, Muma College of Business, Professor, Institute for Innovation & Advanced Discovery, University of South Florida

EmblemHealth has protected access to quality care for essential workers, small and large businesses, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries through its health plans, EmblemHealth and ConnectiCare for over 80 years. It has built a network of over 40 primary and specialty physician practices through AdvantageCare Physicians and BronxDocs. EmblemHealth Health@Work plays a critical role in serving the occupational health needs of eastern New York and EmblemHealth Family Dental Practices serve New York State workers. EmblemHealth recently launched WellSpark, a national wellness company focused on bridging the gap between physical and mental wellness.

During her tenure as CEO and President, Ms. Ignagni has led an unprecedented modernization effort with a relentless focus on the customer experience. EmblemHealths growth and expansion of services has led to many accolades for her leadership in the health care industry, earning recognition by leading publications including The New York Times, City & State, Modern Healthcare, Crains, National Journal, Time magazine, and Fortune magazine.

In2021, Ms. Ignagniwasonce again named one of City & State New Yorks Labor Power 100and City & State New Yorks Health Power 100. In2020, Ms. Ignagni was recognized for her work by several publications, including Crains New York Business Notable in Health Care leaders, City & State New Yorks Health Power 100, Labor Power 100, and Womens Power 100, and was named one of Beckers Hospital Reviews 2020 Women to Watch in Health IT. In 2019, Ms. Ignagni was named one of Crains New York Business 50 Most Powerful Women in New York and was on the list of City & State New Yorks Labor Power 100, The Responsible 100, and Womens Power 100. She serves on the Governors Council on Women and Girls, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) State Insurance Advisory Board, the DFS State Insurance Women's Leadership Committee, and the New York State Department of Healths Marketplace Advisory Committee. In 2018, she was named one of Crains New York Business Notable Women in Health Care, named one of Beckers Hospital Reviews Female Health IT Leaders to Know, and was on the list of City & State New Yorks WomensPower 100. From 2017 2019, Ms. Ignagni served as Chair of Columbia Universitys National Board of Advisors for Health Policy and Management at the Mailman School of Public Health. From 2016 November 2019, she served on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Special Medical Advisory Committee.

Prior to joining EmblemHealth in 2015, Ms. Ignagni was President and CEO of Americas Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the insurance industry association that represents providers of health and supplemental benefits to more than 200 million Americans. Under her leadership, AHIP became the leading voice for the health plan community.

Ms. Ignagni also directed the AFL-CIOs Department of Employee Benefits. She was a Professional Staff Member on the U.S. Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee and worked at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.