10 Aetna procurement leaders
Aetna's category sourcing director, lead directors of Medicaid and clinical vendor management and an executive director of national vendor programs make up this list of procurement and supplier management leaders at the CVS Health insurer. A reader can learn how procurement leaders work at Aetna from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Courtney M. Roberson
LinkedInExperience: Ld. Director Medicaid Vendor Mangement · Aetna, a CVS Health Company
Courtney M. Roberson has been Ld. Director Medicaid Vendor Mangement at Aetna, a CVS Health Company since June 2024, based in the Chicago area. Courtney M. Roberson was Sr. Manager, Business Consultation at Aetna from 2021 to 2024 and a Business Consultant at Aetna Better Health of Illinois from 2020 to 2021.
Debbie Hilker
LinkedInExperience: Lead Director--Medicaid Vendor Management · Aetna Life Insurance Company
Debbie Hilker has been Lead Director--Medicaid Vendor Management at Aetna Life Insurance Company since October 2017, based in Lancaster, Kentucky. Debbie Hilker was Director--Data Governance at Aetna, a CVS Health Company in 2017, Strategic Sourcing Operations Manager there from 2014 to 2017 and Manager, Contracts Team there from 2012 to 2014.
Jaylin J
LinkedInExperience: Director, Category Sourcing and Division Operations · Aetna, a CVS Health Company
Jaylin J has been Director, Category Sourcing and Division Operations at Aetna, a CVS Health Company since May 2021, a role the profile places in the Operations department at the director level. Jaylin J was Assistant Manager, Strategic Revenue Management Unit (SRMU) at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital from 2008 to 2009.
John K. Nickens
LinkedInExperience: Director, Procurement Enterprise Business Services · Aetna, a CVS Health Company
John K. Nickens is a former Director, Procurement Enterprise Business Services at Aetna, a CVS Health Company, a role held from 2014 to 2015. John K. Nickens was SVP, Information Security, Physical Security, Vendor Management, BCP, Records Mgmt.& Fraud Mgmt. at Columbia Bank from 2012 to 2014 and Senior Mgr., Global Sourcing, Procurement & Offshore at Russell Investments from 2008 to 2011.
Karen Linder
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, National Vendor Programs · Aetna, a CVS Health Company
Karen Linder has been Executive Director, National Vendor Programs at Aetna, a CVS Health Company since November 2022 and was Executive Director, Vendor Management there from 2019 to 2022. Karen Linder was Senior Director, Regulatory Compliance at Aetna from 2017 to 2019 and Director - Leased Networks and Negotiations there from 2012 to 2017.
Marc Marini
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer, VP · Aetna, a CVS Health Company
Marc Marini is a former Chief Procurement Officer, VP at Aetna, a CVS Health Company, a role held from 2016 to 2017. Marc Marini was Chief Procurement Officer, SVP at AIG from 2010 to 2015, Global Head of Technology Sourcing at Thomson Reuters from 2009 to 2010 and Chief Procurement Officer, Managing Director at Merrill Lynch from 1999 to 2009.
Rick Mercier, M.S.
LinkedInExperience: Lead Director, Medicaid Vendor Management · Aetna, a CVS Health Company
Rick Mercier, M.S. has been Lead Director, Medicaid Vendor Management at Aetna, a CVS Health Company since August 2022, and the profile says Rick Mercier leads Aetna Medicaid's vendor management cost containment, savings, and rationalization program. Rick Mercier was Head of Procurement Analytics at Aetna from 2016 to 2019.
Ron Baily
LinkedInExperience: Lead Director · Aetna, a CVS Health Company
Ron Baily has been Lead Director at Aetna, a CVS Health Company since August 2022, and the profile describes the role as vendor management oversight, working with vendor relationship managers, business owners, and plan liaisons to analyze vendor performance. Ron Baily was Senior Manager, Strategic Operations at Aetna from 2017 to 2022.
Sally B.
LinkedInExperience: Lead Director · Aetna, a CVS Health Company
Sally B. has been Lead Director at Aetna, a CVS Health Company since August 2024, and the profile headline reads Lead Director Clinical Cost of Care Vendors at Aetna, a CVS Health Company. Sally B. was Senior Manager, Business Consulting at Aetna from 2019 to 2024 and Financial Manager there from 2012 to 2019.
Todd Mandirola
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Procurement · Aetna, a CVS Health Company
Todd Mandirola is a former Vice President Procurement at Aetna, a CVS Health Company, a role held from 2018 to 2019, and was Ex. Director, Category MGT/Outsourcing & Supplier Governance COE there from 2015 to 2018. Todd Mandirola was Director, Outsourcing Center of Excellence at Aetna from 2014 to 2015 and Vice President, Enterprise Modernization there in 2019.
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Match the person's area to your question, whether it is category sourcing, Medicaid vendor management or clinical vendor programs. Check the dates on each row so you know whether the person is describing current practice or a past role.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you decide which vendors to consolidate or replace when cost targets tightened?
- 02What did you track to judge whether a vendor was performing well under its contract?
- 03How did state Medicaid or regulatory requirements change the way you sourced and managed vendors?
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