Unmatched Health Care and Governance Expertise
Here is sampling of his very relevant health care background from his remarkably successful career:
- More than 10 years as CEO of a multi-billion-dollar, not-for-profit health plan company and delivery system
- Served as CEO of a health plan covering 2 million members including Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries
- Managed a medical group caring for 140,000 patients
- Founded and served as CEO of long-term care insurance company
- Serving as vice chair and incoming chair of Boston-based not-for-profit health plan caring for 40,000 very frail, dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid patients
- Served as chair of the New York State health information exchange enabling interoperability of electronic medical records for 90% of New York residents
- Serving as special advisor to the medical center CEO/Dean of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
- Was founding director of the very successful Landmark Health, home visiting medical group and Avalon Health, lab benefit management company
- Led urgent care center, home care agency, hospice, retail pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, optical shop, and durable medical equipment provider operations
His health care and non-health governance record includes
- Governance experience serving as chair, lead director or member of the boards of many not for profit and for-profit health care companies
- Currently serving as a director of NASDAQ traded CTG, digital solutions company
- Currently serving as lead director of venture fund owned Cogito, an artificial intelligence based call center management company
- Currently serving as director of venture fund owned Transparent Health Marketplace, which uses auctions to price medical services
- Currently serving as director of venture fund owned Honest Medical Group, which enables physician groups to assume financial risk when caring for Medicare patients
- Currently serving as an advisor to three health care venture or private equity funds
David's academic work is relevant too:
- Holds an MBA from University of Chicago in Health Administration and Finance
- Currently appointed a Professor of Public Health Sciences at School of Medicine and Dentistry and Executive Professor of Health Care Management at Simon Business School at the University of Rochester
David Klein at a Glance
- Four-decade career leading numerous health care and health plan companies
- Served as CEO of a multi-billion-dollar health plan company with almost 2 million members
- Served as CEO of health care delivery system with over 140,000 patients
- Knows governance
- Knows Lee Health System and Lee County
- Has track record of locally making a difference
- Fills a void on the board as they face significant issues
- Lee Health System needs him given its challenges
Deep Knowledge of Lee Health System and Lee County
David Klein is deeply invested in Lee Health System and Lee County:
- Serving as an active community member of the Lee Health System Board Finance and Investment Committee
- Attending most Lee Health System Board meetings as an observer for the past three years
- Serving as pro bono senior strategy advisor to the Lee Health System executive management team and meeting monthly with the COO and CFO
- Serving as a director of Lee Health System Foundation raising charity for the Regional Cancer Center
- Serving as a director of United Way of Lee County
- Serving as a member of the Lee County Ad Hoc Steering Committee on Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorders
- Serving as a community advisor with Lee Health System, United Way, Collaboratory and FGCU working with Lee County to develop a Coordinated System of Care for Behavioral Health
- Serving as a senior advisor to FGCU Marieb College of Health and Human Services to develop a Senior Care Planner program to assist seniors to “age at home”
- Serving as an pro bono, senior strategy advisor to Cypress Living Retirement Community
- Serving as a community advisor to the Evangelical Church New Life Dream Substance Abuse Treatment Center
Recognized for his Health Care Industry, Business and Community Leadership and Contributions
David has been a health care industry leader serving as:
- Director of national BlueCross BlueShield Association
- Chair of Blue Caucus which represented the interests of not-for-profit BlueCross BlueShield Plans
- Director and Executive Committee Member of America’s Health Insurance Plans, national trade association
- President of University of Chicago Health Administration Alumni Association
He has been a business leader serving as secretary or vice-chair of:
- Business Council of New York State
- Rochester Business Alliance
- Greater Rochester Enterprise
- Rochester Downtown Development Corporation
He has been a community leader serving as:
- President of local Boy Scout Council having been named a Distinguished Eagle Scout and receiving Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope awards
- Chair of United Way of Greater Rochester having received their Tocqueville Award and being named New York State United Way Volunteer of the Year
- Chair of the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Capital Campaign and recipient of their Champion of Hope award
He has had a special commitment to end of life care:
- To honor David’s dedication to appropriate end-of-life care, upon his retirement, his employer, The Lifetime Health Care Companies created the David H. Klein Center for Compassion and Healing
