Advisory Council
Brian Sassi
CEO | Professional Health Care Network
Brian Sassi joined PHCN as Chief Executive Officer in May 2019. Previously, Brian was CEO of the Consumer Division of WellPoint/Anthem, which was a $20 billion division of the company, overseeing Medicare, Medicaid and the Individual business units across Anthem’s 14 Blue Cross Blue Shield plans. He was also Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Marketing at Anthem. Prior to those roles, he was President and CEO of Blue Cross of California. Brian has also held executive management positions at Premera Blue Cross, Provident Life & Accident, and Transamerica.
Kristin Torres Mowat
Founder, DaVita Redwoods | Partner, Health Velocity
Kristin is a Partner with Health Velocity Capital where she advances the investment thesis for the firm around high impact clinical investments from early stage into high growth performance. She is recognized nationally as a passionate and influential voice for leadership advancement amidst scale and growth of healthcare ventures. Kristin took her leadership experience as a Vice President for DaVita Kidney Care (responsibilities included the Redwoods Leadership Program) into the early frontier of healthcare price transparency with Castlight Health where she served as their SVP of Development.
Goran Dagolovic
CEO | Eating Recovery Center
Goran brings a wealth of perspective to the work of The Palladium Forum. With deep roots in provider services and novel modes of patient care, he will offer the cohort members and community of Palladium a rich new resource. He is also a strong appreciator of the impact of art and poetry on the essentials of great leadership. It is a great pleasure to welcome him.
Joe Clark
Chairman of the Board | Regent Surgical
Joe Clark was most recently Executive Vice President at Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA) Joe’s previous leadership roles include President & CEO of HealthMark Partners, and CEO of Response Oncology. He has also held positions at Humana and American Medical International.
Joe currently serves on the boards of Physician Housecalls (a Council Capital portfolio company), North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA), Strive Healthcare, Ascension Ventures and Children’s Volunteer Health Network.
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