10 Healthfirst executives
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Clinical Officer, Chief Growth Officer, SVP, Medicare and Senior Vice President, Customer Experience Operations are among the current titles held by these Healthfirst executives and vice presidents. A reader can learn how executives lead Healthfirst from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Deborah Hammond, MD
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Medical Director · Healthfirst
Deborah Hammond has been Vice President, Medical Director at Healthfirst since January 2015, and the profile lists the same title there from October 2008 to December 2014. Deborah Hammond was Vice President, National Standards at UnitedHealth Group from 2002 to 2008.
Elizabeth McManus
LinkedInExperience: Former Sr. Vice President Operations · Healthfirst
Elizabeth McManus is a former Sr. Vice President Operations at Healthfirst, a role held from April 2014 to January 2017. Elizabeth McManus was Senior Vice President Operations at Claritev from 2009 to 2013 and Vice President East Region at Wellpoint Anthem from 2006 to 2007.
Errol L Pierre
LinkedInExperience: Chief Growth Officer · Healthfirst
Errol L Pierre has been Chief Growth Officer at Healthfirst since July 2025. Errol L Pierre was Senior Vice President, State Programs at Healthfirst from April 2019 to July 2025 and Vice President there from 2015 to 2018, and is listed as a Book Author at Wiley since 2022.
Jay Schechtman , MD MBA
LinkedInExperience: Chief Clinical Officer · Healthfirst
Jay Schechtman has been Chief Clinical Officer at Healthfirst since March 2017. Jay Schechtman was Chief Medical Officer at Healthfirst from March 2008 to March 2017 and Chief Medical Officer, Senior Vice President there from November 1999 to March 2008.
Jen Cohen-Smith
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Medicare · Healthfirst
Jen Cohen-Smith has been SVP, Medicare at Healthfirst since February 2021. Jen Cohen-Smith was Acting President and SVP, East Region at Beacon Health Options from 2018 to 2021 and Health Plan CEO, New York State and Connecticut, Medicare & Retirement at UnitedHealth Group from 2011 to 2014.
Judy Kang
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Healthfirst
Judy Kang has been Chief Financial Officer at Healthfirst since March 2025. Judy Kang was SVP, Delivery System Engagement at Healthfirst from November 2022 to February 2025, VP, Delivery System Engagement there from 2021 to 2022 and VP, New Markets and Ventures from 2019 to 2021.
Karen Weinseiss
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Customer Experience Operations · Healthfirst
Karen Weinseiss has been Senior Vice President, Customer Experience Operations at Healthfirst since August 2025, and was SVP, Clinical & Service Operations there from June 2020 to December 2025. Karen Weinseiss was SVP, International Healthcare Management at Aetna, a CVS Health Company from 2012 to 2018.
Linda Tiano
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel · Healthfirst
Linda Tiano is a former Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Healthfirst, a role held from August 2016 to June 2023. Linda Tiano was Partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP from 2015 to 2016 and Partner at Epstein Becker Green from 2013 to 2015.
Nahum Kianovsky
LinkedInExperience: Vice President/Deputy General Counsel · Healthfirst
Nahum Kianovsky has been Vice President/Deputy General Counsel at Healthfirst since July 2017. Nahum Kianovsky was Vice President/Associate General Counsel at Healthfirst from September 2012 to July 2017 and Associate General Counsel there from April 2008 to September 2012.
Sheryl Markowitz, MSW, LCSW
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations · Healthfirst
Sheryl Markowitz is a former Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations at Healthfirst, a role held from August 2019 to January 2023. Sheryl Markowitz was Chief Clinical Officer at Longevity Health from 2023 to 2026 and Regional Vice President at Anthem, Inc. from 2017 to 2019.
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- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current leadership role, and why?
- 02How do you decide which issues need your own attention and which your leadership group should own?
- 03What has your own work taught you about leading a function at a health plan?
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