Elena Newman

Elena Newman is a seasoned healthcare executive with over 15 years of leadership experience across government-sponsored programs, including Medicaid and Medicare Advantage.

Currently as Executive Vice President, Medicare Advantage at Emergent Holdings, she leads the Medicare Advantage division of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (the eighth largest Medicare Advantage plan in the country). In this role, Elena is responsible for the development of core Medicare Advantage services that set the standard nationally in improving health outcomes and customer experience for seniors. Her team is also responsible for delivering Medicare Supplement and Prescription Drug Plan products.

Prior to that, she served as President of Florida Medicare at Elevance Health, where she oversees one of the largest and most complex markets in the enterprise. Under her leadership, the Florida market has achieved double digit sustained growth, operational alignment across multiple health plans, and industry-leading performance ratings.

Throughout her tenure at Elevance, Elena has been a driving force behind enterprise transformation. She was selected among a small group of senior executives to lead digital and operational innovation initiatives, including enterprise-wide strategies to modernize member communications and digital engagement. Her work has enhanced consumer experience, improved cross-functional collaboration, and supported scalable modernization across commercial and government lines of business.

Elena brings deep expertise in strategic repositioning, turnaround execution, and value-based care transformation. She has led successful divestiture and acquisition efforts, including the sale of a large clinical asset within Elevance and the previous sale of a privately held healthcare services company following significant revenue and operational expansion. Her cross-sector experience spans payer, provider, and ancillary services, giving her a unique, end-to-end perspective on healthcare delivery and finance.

Known for her collaborative leadership style and analytical rigor, Elena is passionate about unlocking growth through data-driven decision-making, cultural empowerment, and equitable healthcare transformation. She actively mentors emerging leaders and contributes to thought leadership in areas such as business ethics, governance, and strategic innovation.

Elena holds a Master’s degree in Global Economics and is a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). She is a board-level advisor and currently serves on an ethics and thought leadership committee for a global accounting institute. She resides in Miami Beach with her family and enjoys traveling, volunteering, and mentoring diverse talent.