Team

Brad Smith
Executive Chairman

Brad is the Executive Chairman of CareBridge Health and the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Russell Street Ventures. Brad served as Co-Founder and CEO of Aspire Health and the Director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI).

Mike Tudeen
Vice Chairman

Mike’s past leadership roles include serving as President and Chief Executive Officer at PopHealthCare, Optum’s EverCare, and INSPIRIS. These companies all deliver technology-enabled, cutting edge medical solutions, provided in home-based settings, contracting on full risk or value-based structures. Mike also serves on several healthcare company boards.

Puneet Singh
Chief Executive Officer

Puneet’s prior leadership roles include serving as CEO of Quartet Health, Chief Growth Officer of Elevance’s Diversified Business Group (Carelon), and Chief Development Officer at Aspire Health.  In each of these roles, Puneet partnered with payers and providers to help scale innovative, value-based care models to improve the healthcare of underserved communities.

Dr. Melinda Henderson
Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Henderson most recently served as the Chief Medical Officer of PopHealthCare and previously served as the Lead Medical Director for United’s LTSS program in Tennessee as well as on United’s national LTSS clinical team. She is board-certified in internal medicine, geriatrics, and palliative medicine as well as a certified Medical Director with the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. She also serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserve.

Patti Killingsworth
Chief Strategy Officer

Patti has nearly 25 years of Medicaid LTSS experience, most recently as the longstanding Assistant Commissioner and Chief of LTSS for TennCare, the Medicaid Agency in Tennessee. She is a lifelong family caregiver and a nationally recognized leader in HCBS policy and programs. She has managed LTSS, value-based purchasing, and initiatives to improve care for beneficiaries dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.

Derek Lindblom
Chief Operating Officer

Derek most recently led COVID-19 testing and mass and mobile vaccination efforts across the State of Illinois. Prior to that, he was a leader at Livongo (LVGO) and led teams with global consulting firm Bain & Co. and 7wireVentures VC Fund. He was also a policy advisor in the U.S. Senate and the City of Chicago Mayor’s Office.

Brandon Kerns
Chief Financial Officer

Brandon was most recently the Chief Financial Officer of Landmark Health, a national, risk-bearing house call provider serving chronically ill patients. Prior to Landmark, he was Vice President at General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm, where he focused on healthcare services and IT investing.

Lynne Schaffler
President, Clinical Operations

Lynne most recently served as President of the Clinical Care business for Matrix Medical Network, providing in-home assessments supporting risk adjustment and HEDIS gap closure for health plan customers. Prior to Matrix, Lynne spent 10 years with UnitedHealth Group in various leadership positions.

Todd Leri
Chief Growth Officer

Todd most recently served as Senior Vice President of Business Development at Remedy Partners, where he was a founding member of the management team and led Remedy’s risk partnerships. Prior to Remedy, he served as a Director in Alvarez & Marsal’s healthcare restructuring group.

Pam Coleman
Regional President, West

Pam has more than 30 years of experience in Medicaid and has led efforts nationwide to develop, expand, and improve managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) programs. Pam most recently served as a Director with Sellers Dorsey, a Medicaid consulting firm. Prior to that, Pam was the Director of Managed Care for the State of Texas’ Medicaid programs.

Wilmarie Gonzalez
President, PA Market

Wilmarie’s past leadership roles include lead advocate as Pennsylvania’s State Long-Term Care Ombudsman and overseeing the statewide protectives services programs. Wilmarie most recently served as Director of Quality designing the overall evaluation and quality infrastructure for the MLTSS program at the PA Department of Human Services.

Dr. Doug Hsu
Deputy Chief Medical Officer - Decision Support

Dr. Hsu most recently served as Vice President of Medical Policy and Utilization Review and One Care Medical Director at Commonwealth Care Alliance. Prior to CCA, he helped develop and implement the Beth Israel Deaconess MassHealth Accountable Care Organization. He is a board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, and critical care medicine.

Dr. Rick Cohen
Chief Medical Director - Clinical Operations & Transformation

Dr. Cohen most recently served as the Vice President Collaborative Innovation and Clinical Strategy at CVS Health.  Prior to CVS, he served as the Chief Medical Director for Post-Acute Care and Government Programs at eviCore, a Cigna company.  He is a board-certified internist with nearly thirty years of clinical and executive experience.

Dr. Miranda Huffman
National Medical Director - Clinical Operations

Dr. Huffman is a family physician with a Masters in in Education who continues to mentor students in a free clinic and teaches clinical medicine at Meharry Medical College. She has a particular interest in the care of patients with substance use disorders and chronic pain.

Dr. Abhi Saxena
National Medical Director - Behavioral Health

Dr. Saxena most recently served as the medical director of hospital services for Vanderbilt Behavioral Health. He is the medical director of behavioral health services at Southwell Health System and is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.