Comings & Goings

Wheeler named S of ealth Services at Care irst

By PETER ROSENSTEIN

The Comings & Goings column is about sharing the professional successes of our community. We want to recogni e those landing new obs, new clients for their business, oining boards of organi ations and other achievements. lease share your successes with us at comingsandgoings@washblade.com rior to oining Care irst, he was ounder and CE , Derby Service; Director of Professional Services, Medtronic; and resident Chief perating fficer, ife ink D. e has served on several community boards including rince eorge s Chamber of Commerce of which he is Chair Emeritus. ast member of Care irst ssociates olitical ction Committee, Board of Directors Chesapeake egional ealth Information System for our atients

Congratulations to Brian R. Wheeler on his appointment as Senior ice resident, ealth Services, Careirst BlueCross BlueShield Care irst , the id- tlantic region s largest not-for-profit healthcare company. In his role, he leads a division, dedicated to optimizing high-quality, highly integrated health service operations to drive affordable, accessible, and equitable healthcare for the people Care irst serves. e will oversee all aspects of provider networks, care management teams, clinical support services and quality & accreditation.

Prior to this Wheeler held several roles at CareFirst beginning as Special ssistant to the CE and then serving in roles of increasing responsibility. Most recently, Brian served as Vice President of Provider Collaboration and etwork ransformation. Brian has worked in the healthcare sector for over 25 years, serving in various leadership roles in large and small provider organizations, start-up companies, and a multi-national Fortune 500 company.

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Congratulations also to Anthony Shop, Social Driver co-founder and ational Digital oundtable chair, who will now host he Chief In uencer podcast. It is part of an initiative announced by The Communications Board, which launched the Chief In uencer initiative in partnership with Social Driver. eaders spanning fields from diplomacy and public service to business and the arts will be honored as chief in uencers, their stories featured on the podcast. Each Chief In uencer will be featured for having discovered the secret sauce to connecting with others, motivating individuals both inside of their organizations and beyond, and creating a lasting impact. Shop said, he Communications Board is a well-re- en votes in the 13-member D.C. Council.

“The Capital Pride Parade is one of our most cherished traditions and our ride celebrations are a wonderful demonstration of what makes D.C. so special our commitment to not only welcoming diversity, inclusivity, and equality, but also celebrating it,” Pinto said in a statement.

In a time when the rights and lives of B I mericans are under attack in so many corners of our country, we must, as the nation s Capital, counter those vile attacks by lifting up and celebrating our B I neighbors,” Pinto’s statement says.

The Council members that signed on as co-introducers of the bill include Council members achary arker (D-Ward 5), the Council’s only openly gay member; Kenyan cDuffie I- t- arge obert White D- t- arge Charles llen D-Ward incent ray D-Ward and aneese ewis eorge D-Ward .

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Shop has led e ecutive-level training for ma on, epsiCo, S , he British Embassy, and the Bipartisan olicy Center. e has been recogni ed as an standing B ole odel by he inancial imes, nder 40” by The Washington Business Journal, and Business eader of the ear by the DC Chamber of Commerce. former newspaper reporter, he was the first new media professional elected to the National Press Club’s Board of overnors. e currently serves on the board of eadership Greater Washington.