{"id":268943,"date":"2024-12-02T11:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T15:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-blue-shield-of-california-appoints-ellen-sexton-as-chief-growth-officer\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T13:10:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T17:10:02","slug":"blue-shield-of-california-nombra-a-ellen-sexton-directora-de-crecimiento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/blue-shield-of-california-nombra-a-ellen-sexton-directora-de-crecimiento\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Shield of California Appoints Ellen Sexton as Chief Growth Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen2{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt\n}\n.prnml4{\nMARGIN-TOP:0em; MARGIN-RIGHT:0em; MARGIN-BOTTOM:0em; MARGIN-LEFT:0.33em !IMPORTANT\n}\n.prnbcc{\nBORDER-COLLAPSE: COLLAPSE\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>Nonprofit health plan&#8217;s new executive vice president will lead efforts to deliver access to high-quality care while tackling systemic healthcare challenges<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">OAKLAND, Calif.<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 30, 2024<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212; <span class=\"xn-person\">Ellen Sexton<\/span>, a seasoned leader in organizational growth and transformation, today joined Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> as the nonprofit health plan&#8217;s executive vice president and chief growth officer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgd8b7left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgd8b7left\" title=\"Blue Shield of California Appoints Ellen Sexton as Chief Growth Officer\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2570031\/Blue_Shield_of_California_ellen.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Shield of California Appoints Ellen Sexton as Chief Growth Officer\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>In this role, Sexton will oversee growth and performance of all lines of business for Blue Shield \u2013 including employer-sponsored plans, individual and family plans, Medicare and Medi-Cal \u2013 with a goal to provide more people with access to quality care that is sustainably affordable. Blue Shield is the only health plan that serves all 58 <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> counties.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ellen brings extensive experience and a track record of success which will help Blue Shield deliver on our vision for a more equitable, affordable, and higher quality healthcare system,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Lois Quam<\/span>, president of Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>. &#8220;Her collaborative approach and passion for addressing systemic challenges make Ellen an exceptional fit for not only Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>, but for our members and the communities we serve.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining Blue Shield, Sexton served as chief operating officer at Curative where she helped to launch a first-of-its-kind employer-based health insurance plan. As chief operating officer of Humana&#8217;s Group business, Sexton also led the growth platform for 15 million medical, dental, vision and life members.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, as CEO for the UnitedHealthcare Wisconsin Medicaid Health Plan, Sexton helped to gain recognition for clinical innovation. Within UnitedHealthcare&#8217;s Medicare business, she successfully transitioned state and employer group retiree healthcare programs, and launched a Part D prescription drug program, enrolling five million members.<\/p>\n<p>Sexton has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Wisconsin<\/span> and a Master of Business Administration from the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Pittsburgh<\/span>. She was appointed to the <span class=\"xn-location\">Wisconsin<\/span> Governor&#8217;s Health Equity Council in 2020 and is the president of the Milwaukee Public Library Foundation board of directors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>About Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span><br \/><\/b>Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> strives to create a healthcare system worthy of its family and friends that is sustainably affordable. The health plan is a tax paying, nonprofit, independent member of the Blue Shield Association with more than 4.8 million members, over 7,100 employees and more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$25 billion<\/span> in annual revenue. Founded in 1939 in <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco<\/span> and now headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">Oakland<\/span>, Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> and its affiliates provide health, dental, vision, Medicaid and Medicare healthcare service plans in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>. The company has contributed more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$77 million<\/span> to the Blue Shield of California Foundation in the last three years to have an impact on <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> communities.<br \/>For more news about Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>, please visit\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4314384-1&amp;h=452585730&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.blueshieldca.com%2F&amp;a=news.blueshieldca.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">news.blueshieldca.com<\/a>.<br \/>Or follow us on\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4314384-1&amp;h=1402683720&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fblue-shield-of-california%2F&amp;a=LinkedIn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0or\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4314384-1&amp;h=809055128&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBlueShieldCA%2F&amp;a=Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" class=\"prnbcc\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">CONTACT:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Ashleigh Norris<br \/>Blue Shield of California<br \/>510-607-2359<br \/><a href=\"mailto:media@blueshieldca.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">media@blueshieldca.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgd9b5left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgd9b5left\" title=\"Blue Shield of California Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/810201\/blue_jpg_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Shield of California Logo\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4314384-1&amp;h=3425385522&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2570031%2FBlue_Shield_of_California_ellen.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2570031%2FBlue_Shield_of_California_ellen.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2570031\/Blue_Shield_of_California_ellen.jpg<\/a><br \/>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4314384-1&amp;h=249941640&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F810201%2Fblue_jpg_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F810201%2Fblue_jpg_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/810201\/blue_jpg_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>Nonprofit health plan&#8217;s new executive vice president will lead efforts to deliver access to high-quality care while tackling systemic healthcare challenges<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">OAKLAND, Calif.<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 30, 2024<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212; <span class=\"xn-person\">Ellen Sexton<\/span>, a seasoned leader in organizational growth and transformation, today joined Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":268944,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-268943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-salud"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268943"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268943\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":268946,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268943\/revisions\/268946"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}