GLH - Key Persons

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• CEO
• Chief of Staff
• Executive Vice President
• President
• Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff, Geisinger

Amy Brayford is the executive vice president and chief of staff to the president and CEO for Geisinger. She has been a member of the Geisinger team since 1997, serving in a number of human resource capacities including generalist, operations manager, associate vice president, vice president and chief human resource officer. In her current role, Ms. Brayford is responsible for human resource operations, the Geisinger Health Foundation and the organization's diversity, equity and inclusion strategy. In addition, Ms. Brayford is the senior leader working with internal audits and compliance, development and board relations. A graduate of Bloomsburg University, she earned her master's degree at Ithaca College in Ithaca, N.Y. Prior to joining Geisinger, she served as a quality coordinator at the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, adult education instructor at the Schuylkill Intermediate Unit and adjunct professor at Harrisburg Area Community College. Ms. Brayford is a member of the Bloomsburg University Board of Trustees and previously served on the Bloomsburg University College of Business Advisory Board and on the Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania.

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• Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Geisinger

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• Board Member of Together We Can
• President of Shamokin Carbons

Don Thomas Rosini was appointed to the Geisinger Health Board of Directors in October 2020. He is Chair of the Finance Committee and a member of the Geisinger Health Plan, Geisinger Quality Options Inc., and Geisinger Indemnity Insurance Company Board of Directors. Mr. Rosini is president of Shamokin Carbons, based in Coal Township, Pa. Shamokin Carbons is a leading supplier of carbon additives to companies around the world in a wide range of industries including aerospace, friction, glass manufacturing, oil and gas drilling, refractory coatings, and steel recycling. Mr. Rosini is also a managing partner of Alliance Graphite Victory (AGV) based in Hermosillo, Mexico. AGV pulverizes and produces precision-sized amorphous graphites for Mexican and international industrial customers. Previously, Mr. Rosini managed the European Fixed Income Derivative Trading operation for the Bank of New York in London. Prior to working at Bank of New York, he managed the Asian Foreign Currency Derivatives operation for Chase Manhattan Bank in Tokyo. He began his career trading currency derivatives for Susquehanna International Group on the Philadelphia Currency Exchange and gathered international financial experience for the next 16 years through joint ventures in the United Kingdom and Asia. Additionally, Mr. Rosini is a board member of Together We Can, a 501(c)(3) focused on fighting food insecurity in Pennsylvania and across the country. He is also an active supporter of SquashSmarts, a 501(c)(3) program dedicated to improving the lives of underserved youth from Philadelphia public schools by providing long-term academic tutoring and health and fitness instruction. Mr. Rosini earned his undergraduate degree in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He and his wife Victoria live in Gladwyne, Pa., with their three children.

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• Artist

Benjamin K. Chu, MD, was appointed to the Geisinger Health Board of Directors in July 2020. He is chair of the Quality Committee of the board. Dr. Chu was also appointed to the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Geisinger Affiliate Boards and Geisinger Health Plan, Geisinger Quality Options Inc., and Geisinger Indemnity Insurance Company Board of Directors in 2021. A leader in creating patient-centered, integrated healthcare reforms, Dr. Chu advises clients on building collaborative partnership relationships, with a focus on quality, service and operational outcomes. Dr. Chu's experience encompasses direct patient care, population health, public policy and reform, medical education, health system administration, health insurance, culture change and leadership development. For more than 15 years, Dr. Chu led major health systems in Houston, southern California and New York City. In those roles, he established, expanded and solidified relationships with medical schools; led efforts to reorganize and streamline administrative functions; and implemented programs and processes to improve patient access to high-quality healthcare services. A physician and public policy advocate, Dr. Chu serves organizations committed to advocacy for access to high-quality patient-centered care. He is a former chair of the board of directors of The Commonwealth Fund and sits on the board of the National Committee for Quality Assurance. He previously served on the advisory committee to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2015, Dr. Chu was elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. He has also served as the past chair of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees and on the board of The Joint Commission. His background includes work in medical education at both the policy and training levels. He was an associate dean at two of New York's top medical schools and held academic appointments at medical schools in New York and Houston. Dr. Chu earned his Bachelor of Arts from Yale University, a Doctor of Medicine from New York University School of Medicine and a Master of Public Health from Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health. Dr. Chu and his wife, the artist Donna Moylan, live in New York. They have three sons and three granddaughters.

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• Chairman of the Governance Committee
• Economist

Gail Wilensky, PhD, was appointed to the Geisinger Health Board of Directors in September 2010. Dr. Wilensky is chair of the Governance Committee and also serves on the Quality Committee of the board. Dr. Wilensky is an economist and a senior fellow at Project HOPE, an international health foundation. She serves as a trustee of the Combined Benefits Fund of the United Mine Workers of America and the National Opinion Research Center and is on the board of regents of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Dr. Wilensky served as president of the Defense Health Board, a federal advisory board to the Secretary of Defense, was a commissioner on the World Health Organization's Commission on the Social Determinants of Health and co-chaired the Department of Defense Task Force on the Future of Military Health Care. She was the administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration (now called CMS) from 1990 to 1992 and the deputy assistant for policy development to President George H. W. Bush in 1992. Dr. Wilensky chaired the Physician Payment Review Commission from 1995 to 1997 and MedPAC from 1997 to 2001. She is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine and has served two terms on its governing council. A former chair of the board of directors of Academy Health, a former trustee of the American Heart Association and a current or former director of numerous other non-profit organizations, Dr. Wilensky is also a director of UnitedHealth Group, Quest Diagnostics and BrainScope. Dr. Wilensky testifies frequently before Congressional committees, serves as an advisor to members of Congress and other elected officials, and speaks nationally and internationally. She earned a Bachelor of Psychology and a PhD in economics at the University of Michigan and has also received several honorary degrees. Dr. Wilensky resides with her husband Robert in Washington, D.C.

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• Chairman

Heather M. Acker was appointed to the Geisinger Health Board of Directors in December 2013 and became chair of the board in January 2024. Ms. Acker also serves as chair of the Emergency Action Committee. She serves as a member on the Geisinger Family, Audit and Compliance, Finance, Governance and Quality committees of the board. Ms. Acker has been a member of the Geisinger Health Plan, Geisinger Quality Options Inc., and Geisinger Indemnity Insurance Company Board of Directors since June 2013. Beyond her Geisinger role, Ms. Acker retired at the end of 2021 as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Gentex Corporation in Carbondale, Pa. She had held the position of chief financial officer for 20 years and has been executive vice president since 2010. Gentex Corporation designs and manufactures integrated life support systems for human protection in military, homeland defense and commercial markets. Ms. Acker was responsible for all financial and administrative activities, and was involved in business strategy and execution. Customers range from the Department of Defense to safety equipment manufacturers, and products from advanced aircrew helmets to aluminized fabric. Ms. Acker earned her undergraduate degree in mathematics from Bucknell University and received her MBA, with distinction, from the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania, with a concentration in finance. Her education in math and finance and her experience as a chief financial officer are significant elements of the board's competency in the areas of finance and accounting and of her effectiveness as a financial expert of the Geisinger Audit and Compliance Committee and member of the Geisinger Finance Committee. Ms. Acker co-chaired the Go Red for Women Campaign in 2022 and with her husband Warren, chaired the 2023-2024 Campaign for the United Way of Lackawanna, Wayne and Pike Counties in Pennsylvania. Ms. Acker also serves on the Kania School of Management Advisory Board Council and The Institute Board. Former board memberships included Penn Millers Board of Directors, chair of the Compensation Committee and on the Special Committee to the Board during its sale, Community Medical Center Board of Directors, past chairman, treasurer of the Boys and Girls Club of Scranton for 13 years, Scranton Chamber of Commerce, PNC Regional Advisory Board and the Waverly Community House. Ms. Acker resides in Waverly, Pa., with her husband, Warren. They have three children and three grandchildren.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Leadership Team
• Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Geisinger
• Is Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Geisinger.

J. Edward Hartle, MD, is executive vice president and chief medical officer at Geisinger. Dr. Hartle has held several leadership roles since joining Geisinger in 1995. Along with serving as chair of the Medicine Institute, he has been director of the Nephrology Department and medical director of transplantation and the nephrolithiasis clinic. He is also an Air Force veteran and highly regarded clinician who has held numerous leadership positions in the field of nephrology. At Geisinger, Dr. Hartle has been at the vanguard of innovations including the development of 65 Forward, a program that offers the Medicare-age population affordable, high-quality care, paired with opportunities for fitness and socialization. He also led a primary care redesign that provides patients with longer appointments, resulting in the improved capture and management of health conditions. And he has promoted efficient, effective team-based care models that encourage collaborations among primary care providers and specialists, across institutes and disciplines.

Job Titles:

• Chief Nurse Executive
• Executive Vice President
• EVP, Chief Nurse Executive for Geisinger
• Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

Janet Tomcavage currently serves as EVP, Chief Nurse Executive for Geisinger. In this role, she has accountability for Geisinger's Nursing Institute including strategic planning, nursing practice, professional development, research and education partnerships. This includes aligning nursing services across the care continuum and testing new nursing care models in both the inpatient and ambulatory space. In addition, Ms. Tomcavage leads care management, Geisinger at Home and the organization's efforts focused on advancing illness. Ms. Tomcavage has spent her career focusing on population health initiatives that drive transformation to support the Triple Aim. Geisinger's ProvenHealth Navigator® was an industry leader in redesigning primary care and embedding care management services directly alongside primary care providers. More recently, she led the first efforts to address social determinants of health including food insecurity and transportation and developed hospital system changes related to post-acute utilization. Her current work extends those models in the delivery of new care team models in the home that supports clinical, social and palliative care services for the most vulnerable populations. Ms. Tomcavage earned her Bachelor of Science in nursing from Bloomsburg State College and her Master of Science in nursing from Misericordia University. She has co-authored many publications on patient - centered primary care, diabetes, case management and the expanded role of nursing in health care. Ms. Tomcavage has lectured nationally on successfully driving transformation within health care and leveraging population health to achieve high quality and affordable health care. Ms. Tomcavage was the first nurse at Geisinger to win the Pennsylvania Nightingale Award for clinical excellence in an advanced nursing role in 1994. She is an active member and has served in various leadership roles in the American Nurse Association, the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Alliance of Community Health Plans, the American Hospital Association's post-acute work team, and the CMS Executive Leadership Council of the Strategic Innovation Engine.

Jeffrey Jacobson was appointed to the Geisinger Health Board of Directors in February 2012. Mr. Jacobson serves on the Geisinger Family and Audit and Compliance committees of the board. He also serves as chair of the Geisinger Affiliate Boards. Before joining the Geisinger Health Board, he served as chair of the CMCHS/CMC Board of Directors from January 2008 to December 2011 and held various positions, including vice chair, treasurer and chair of the Finance Committee. Mr. Jacobson was born in Woodmere, N.Y. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Lehigh University in 1977 and earned his MBA in finance from The University of Chicago in 1979. He is the owner and president of Jacobson Hat Co. Inc., in Scranton, Pa.; Birch Cutting Corp. in Scranton, Pa.; Benay Hat Company in Newport News, Va.; and Colombino Headwear in Passaic, N.J. Mr. Jacobson resides in Clarks Summit, Pa., with his wife Robin and their two children.

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• Chief Medical Officer

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• President of Bucknell University

John C. Bravman, PhD, president of Bucknell University, was appointed to the Geisinger Health Board of Directors in September 2012. He served as chair of the board from December 2016 until December 2023. He serves as a member on the Geisinger Family, Finance, and Quality committees of the board. Before becoming the 17th president of Bucknell University in 2010, Dr. Bravman served 35 years at Stanford University as a student, faculty member and senior administrator. He is also a professor of electrical engineering at Bucknell, and is the Freeman Thornton Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Bing Centennial Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, emeritus, at Stanford. Dr. Bravman held numerous administrative positions and appointments at Stanford, including department chair, senior associate dean in the School of Engineering, chair of the faculty senate, vice provost for undergraduate education and member of the president's executive cabinet. He established Stanford's first 2-year residential college, served as co-chair of the university's accreditation reaffirmation process with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, and led a far-ranging transformation of Stanford's undergraduate experience. The author of more than 160 scholarly publications, Dr. Bravman has won numerous awards as a teacher and adviser, including the Walter J. Gores Award, Stanford University's highest teaching honor. Dr. Bravman is married to Wendelin Wright, PhD, a professor of mechanical and chemical engineering at Bucknell. They have two sons, Cole and Cooper, and Dr. Bravman has two older sons, Christopher and Matthew.

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• Member of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
• Senior Partner and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at Hamlin Capital Management LLC

Joseph John Bridy was appointed to the Geisinger Health Board of Directors in January 2019. He is a member of the Geisinger Audit and Compliance and Finance Committees of the board, as well as a member of the Investment Subcommittee. Mr. Bridy is a senior partner and fixed income portfolio manager at Hamlin Capital Management LLC, based in New York City. There, he manages Hamlin's Fixed Income Team, which is responsible for $2 billion of client assets. He oversees all fixed income commitments in addition to overseeing the sourcing and structuring of new fixed income investment opportunities. Before joining Hamlin, Mr. Bridy was an analyst in the Fixed Income Division at Goldman Sachs. He then worked as an equity trader and junior portfolio manager at Oscar Capital LLC, a long-short equity hedge fund founded by former Goldman Sachs executives. He is also a trustee at Berea College, serving as vice chair of the board and vice chair of Berea's investment committee. Additionally, Mr. Bridy is a member of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's (MSRB's) Investor Advisory Group, which advises the MSRB's board of directors on matters related to municipal market practices, transparency and investor protection issues. Mr. Bridy earned his undergraduate degree in economics from Bucknell University and his MBA from Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management. During his studies at Cornell, he was awarded the AHA Scholarship for academic excellence and the Dean's Leading Edge Award, recognizing his outstanding contribution to the business school community.

Job Titles:

• President and Dean, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Geisinger

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• Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Geisinger

Kevin Roberts, MBA, CPA, is executive vice president and chief financial officer at Geisinger. He oversees all financial activities and serves on the executive leadership team. Mr. Roberts joined Geisinger in April 2018, bringing more than 30 years of professional experience. He has an extensive background in business development and growth, corporate finance, health plans, mergers and acquisitions, financial operations, technology and investment management in large, complex, multi-site healthcare organizations. Previously, he served as senior vice president and chief financial officer for BJC HealthCare based in St. Louis, Missouri, a 15-hospital health system with more than 30,000 employees and $5 billion in net revenues that includes both Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital. He has also held executive level financial positions at University Hospitals Health System and the Cleveland Clinic, both in Ohio, and Proctor Hospital in Peoria, Illinois. Mr. Roberts earned a master's in business administration from Bradley University in Peoria, and a bachelor's in business with a concentration in accountancy from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. He is a certified public accountant.

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• Geisinger Health Plan in 2014 As Chief Financial Officer and Chief
• President, Geisinger Health Plan and Executive Vice President, Insurance Operations

Kurt Wrobel joined Geisinger Health Plan in 2014 as chief financial officer and chief actuary, where he has been accountable for the financial performance of all lines of business. Among his accomplishments are driving the health plan's achievement of its financial margin goals, introduced the risk-sharing arrangement with the clinical enterprise and managing Geisinger Health Plan through changes in the individual ACA market and Medicaid expansion. Wrobel earned his Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, holds a master's degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and earned his bachelor's degree in finance from UCLA. He is a fellow in the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

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• Local Advisory Board Member of BB & T Company

Robert E. Poole was appointed to the Geisinger Health Board of Directors in December 2005 and serves on the Finance and Governance Committees of the board. He is president and CEO of S&A Homes Inc., one of the top 100 builders of single- and multi-family residential homes in the country, and CEO of Poole Anderson Construction, a commercial construction company with services ranging from general contracting to design build to construction management. Mr. Poole is also CEO of Space Mart Development Company LP, a developer of self-storage facilities in major markets in the mid-Atlantic region. His business activities also include land development and various types of investment properties. Active in business and community affairs in Pennsylvania, Mr. Poole is a local advisory board member of BB&T Company. Past activities have included service on the boards of several public companies including Aqua Penn, United Federal Bank, Waypoint Bank, Tower Bank and Susquehanna Bank. Local and regional institutions have also benefited from Mr. Poole's guidance on various boards including the Pennsylvania State University's Smeal College of Business; the Schreyer Honors College, of which he is chair; and the Executive Committee Advisory Council on Philanthropy. Mr. Poole resides in State College, Pa., with his wife Sandy.

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• Chief Financial Officer
• Chief Operating Officer

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• Chief Compliance Officer

Job Titles:

• Chief Legal Officer
• Executive Vice President
• Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Geisinger
• Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Geisinger

Steven Bender, Esq., executive vice president and chief legal officer, joined Geisinger in July 2020 and is responsible for the organization's legal affairs, including providing legal guidance to the board of directors and executive leadership and guiding the company in regulatory matters. Prior to joining Geisinger, Mr. Bender served for four years as general counsel for George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates, a nationally recognized faculty practice plan and the largest independent physician practice in the District of Columbia, employing more than 800 providers. At George Washington University, Mr. Bender led the legal team and served as strategic partner and counselor to the Board of Trustees, senior leadership, individual medical departments, clinical research and a self-funded captive insurance company, handling matters of compliance, litigation, risk management and company contractual arrangements. Before his role in Washington, D.C., Mr. Bender was a partner at the Health Law Partners of Southfield, Mich., where he specialized in developing and negotiating significant healthcare transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, hospital/physician joint ventures, clinical integration arrangements and physician compensation programs. He was also lead counsel in the development of a projected $1 billion national population health/clinical integration physician network. Mr. Bender was managing counsel at Trinity Health in Livonia, Mich., for more than a decade. He has also held positions at national law firms specializing in healthcare. Mr. Bender earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and his law degree from Michigan State University College of Law. He is past chair of the State Bar of Michigan's Healthcare Law Section and a member of the American Health Lawyers Association.