Biography

Kate is a distinguished healthcare leader whose career has driven system-wide transformation in clinical policy, value-based care and health equity. Most recently, she served as Chief Medical Officer of Humana, where she provided executive clinical leadership for both the insurance and CenterWell businesses, guiding physician engagement, healthcare research and social-impact initiatives. She previously served as Senior Vice President for Clinical Analytics and Trends within Humana’s Clinical Solutions organization, where she was responsible for delivering business analytics and rapid-learning models designed to improve outcomes at lower cost.

Prior to Humana, Kate spent more than a decade at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), where she was both the Director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) and the Chief Medical Officer. In these roles, she shaped national policies to improve quality, safety and transparency across the US healthcare system.

For more than 25 years, Kate has also served on the faculty of the George Washington University Medical Center (GWUMC), where she continues to practice as a hospitalist and professor of medicine. She currently serves on the boards of the National Quality Forum and the Institute for Accountable Care. Kate earned her MD from Louisiana State University School of Medicine and a master’s degree in health services research from Yale University.