## Senior leadership

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota senior leaders bring a range of experience from across the healthcare industry to drive the company’s vision of being a national leader in consumer health.



 

### Dana Erickson

President and CEO



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/dana-erickson)

 

 

 



### Miaja Cassidy

Chief Legal Officer



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/miaja-cassidy)

 

 

 



### Christopher Fanning

Chief Growth Officer



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/christopher-fanning)

 

 

 



### Bukata Hayes

Chief Community Health Officer



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/bukata-hayes)

 

 

 



### David Im

Chief Operating Officer



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/david-im)

 

 

 



### Julie Loosbrock

Chief Human Resources Officer



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/julie-loosbrock)

 

 

 



### AJ McDougall

Chief Strategy Officer



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/aj-mcdougall)

 

 

 



### Nash Shaikh

Chief of Staff to President & CEO



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/nash-shaikh)

 

 

 



### Mark Steffen, MD, MPH

Chief Medical Officer



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/mark-steffen-md-mph)

 

 

 



### John Uribe

Chief Financial Officer



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/john-uribe)

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

## Board of Trustees

We operate under the governance and guidance of a corporate board of trustees composed of some of Minnesota's most accomplished leaders in business, nonprofits and healthcare.



 

### Jan K. Angell

Vice President, Total Rewards, 3M Company (retired)



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/jan-k-angell)

 

 

 



### Melissa Barra

Executive Vice President, Chief Product, Strategy, and Technology Officer, Sleep Number



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/melissa-barra)

 

 

 



### Teddy Bekele

Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Land O’Lakes, Inc.



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/teddy-bekele)

 

 

 



### Dana Erickson

President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/dana-erickson)

 

 

 



### Paul J. Gam

Chairman and CEO of Zurich Medical Inc (retired)



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/paul-j-gam)

 

 

 



### Jasmine Jirele

President and CEO, Allianz Life



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/jasmine-jirele)

 

 

 



### Michael S. Jones

Managing Partner and Founder, 952 Capital Partners



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/michael-s-jones)

 

 

 



### Jeffrey Kang, M.D.

Founding CEO of WellBe Senior Medical



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/jeffrey-kang-md)

 

 

 



### Patrick Milan

Chief Insights Officer, Tunheim



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/patrick-milan)

 

 

 



### Pamela J. Moret

President and CEO, brightpeak financial (retired)



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/pamela-j-moret)

 

 

 



### Jim Pekarek

Chief Financial Officer, AirLife



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/jim-pekarek)

 

 

 



### Bryan Phillips

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer for Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/bryan-phillips)

 

 

 



### Emily Piper, JD

Chief Legal, Advocacy & Compliance Officer, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/emily-piper-jd)

 

 

 



### Brian Thun

Chief Operating Officer, Maurices



 

[See bio](/about-us/senior-leadership/brian-thun)

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

 ### About the Board of Trustees

The board views its role as assuring that it fulfills Blue Cross' purpose as a nonprofit health service plan corporation. The board also assures that the organization works with its various stakeholders: members, regulators, legislators, providers and the general public. Board members strive to set an example of integrity for nonpublic companies.

The Blue Cross board of trustees has adopted a number of financial best practices relating to governance, including:

- The audit, governance and human resources committees are composed of only outside directors who have no material financial relationships with Blue Cross. This standard is more stringent than the one required by Sarbanes-Oxley.
- The audit committee is composed of individuals with significant financial expertise. An outside auditor is present at all audit committee meetings.
- The outside auditor does not provide Blue Cross with any general consulting services.