Lois Quam, named three times to FORTUNE’s list of the most influential women leaders in business, Lois is the former CEO of Blue Shield of California and former Chief Executive Officer of Pathfinder, a global health organization operating in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. She was selected by President Obama to head his signature Global Health Initiative at the Department of State. Reporting directly to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, she advanced a comprehensive strategy to increase US global health diplomacy, created a $200 million public private partnership, and introduced integrated systems approaches for global health problems.
Prior to her work in the public sector, Lois was a senior executive at UnitedHealth Group for 18 years. In that capacity, she build and led a $32 billion segment providing services to older Americans and low income families through the Medicare and Medicaid program. She established and let United’s partnership with AARP.
A Rhodes Scholar, Lois has degrees from Oxford University and Macalester College. She serves on the boards of the Commonwealth Fund, Compassus, and the Advisory Council for the Presiding Bishop of the largest American Lutheran church body.
