Current Mandate: The Synthesis
Chief Sales, Marketing and Product Officer
GEHA Health
Nov 2022 - Present
The Mission: Bridging enterprise strategy with profound human empathy to serve those who serve our country.
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, I am accountable for the overarching growth and experience architecture for 2 million federal employees and their families. I lead the convergence of Sales, Marketing, Product, Communications, Corporate Social Responsility and Member Experience (CX) into a single, unified growth engine.
- Purpose-Driven Scale: Directed strategic planning and business strategy to bring high-quality, affordable healthcare to our members while actively adding value to the communities we serve.
- Integrated Leadership: Broke down traditional corporate silos between product development and market distribution, ensuring our revenue operations align with the actual human needs of our members.
- The Insight: Sustainable profitability is a byproduct of how well you align your corporate mission with your operational discipline. When you lead a massive workforce with a high-EQ approach, you don't just hit targets, you make impact, and move towards building a legacy.
Phase 3: The Architecture of Rapid Scale
Chief Marketing Officer
Health IQ
May 2020 - Oct 2022
The Mission: Transforming complex Medicare matching through high-margin scale and a deeply empowered culture.
Recruited to build the top Medicare agency in the country, I assumed full accountability for enterprise growth, measured by top-line revenue and bottom-line profitability.
- Market Dominance: In under three years, architected the strategy that transformed us into a top agency, achieving the fastest growth rate and highest profitability among top national competitors.
- Empowered Execution: Scale breaks without the right culture. I built a resilient, high-EQ environment where our employee base was truly empowered.
- The Insight: You cannot force growth. You have to build the operational infrastructure to support it, and the human culture to sustain it.
Phase 2: The Unconventional Growth Engine
Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
GuideWell (Florida Blue)
Aug 2017 - Apr 2020
The Mission: Scaling high-performance capabilities across a massive, multi-state corporate network.
- National Architecture: Accountable for driving revenue growth and market share across the Blue Cross network, spanning major markets including Florida, California, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and South Carolina.
- The Insight: Scaling across disparate geographic and regulatory markets requires more than just capital; it requires a highly adaptable, disciplined operational framework.
Vice President Marketing and Sales
New York Life Insurance Company
Mar 2015 - Aug 2017
The Mission: Leveraging strategic partnerships to drive direct distribution.
- Strategic Partnerships: Accountable for the marketing, sales, and direct distribution of the AARP Annuity program.
- Ecosystem Building: Led the strategy to leverage massive media channels and partner ecosystems to build meaningful, integrated connections between prospects, customers, and a legacy brand.
Phase 1: Redrawing the Box in Regulated Industries
Senior Director, Marketing
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
Nov 2002 - Feb 2015
The Mission: Diversifying revenue through unconventional channels and direct-to-consumer innovation.
Over a 12-year tenure, I led diverse teams to consistently exceed business goals across Individual (Under 65), Medicare, and Medicaid markets.
- Unconventional Channels: Architected the strategic development of industry-leading physical Retail Centers—proving that face-to-face, empathetic human connection drives massive growth.
- Revenue Diversification: Led the development of B2C direct marketing, worksite clinics, and transparency capabilities, generating entirely new revenue streams for the enterprise.
- The Insight: Complex, highly regulated legacy industries are not immune to innovation. If you want to break a plateau, you must interact with the consumer in ways your competitors are afraid to.
The Analytical Foundation
Marketing Consultant
Sprint & Icon Systems
Aug 2000 - Oct 2002
- Built foundational expertise in data, technical operations, and business strategy within the fast-paced telecom and tech sectors. Leveraged analytical rigor to solve complex market challenges, setting the stage for my pivot into enterprise healthcare and insurance operations.