Andreas Mang

Chief Executive Officer, Equity Healthcare / Senior Managing Director, Blackstone

Role

Andreas Mang is the Senior Managing Director of Equity Healthcare. Mr. Mang brings twenty years of healthcare experience to Equity Healthcare, having held various roles in healthcare finance, operations, and strategy.

Before Blackstone

Prior to joining Blackstone, Mr. Mang was the Vice-President responsible for national provider network operations at CareCentrix, a PE-backed, leading home health benefit-management company. At Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, he held a variety of roles including a leadership role identifying and implementing administrative cost savings opportunities throughout the organization, and ultimately designing a new corporate business model. In addition, he held roles as the Manager, Strategic Financial Planning at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, and was a Senior Consultant with Deloitte Consulting’s Strategy and Operations group in Boston. Mr. Mang has a B.S. in Healthcare Management and Policy from the University of New Hampshire and an M.B.A. from the University of Rochester’s Simon School of Business Administration.

Jon Camire, FSA, MAAA

Chief Financial and Analytics Officer, Equity Healthcare / Managing Director, Blackstone

Role

Jon Camire is responsible for financial evaluation, benchmarking, and modeling of health plan performance optimization for existing and potential EH Member Companies including benefit design alternatives, clinical programming, and innovation partner opportunities.

Before Blackstone

Prior to joining Equity Healthcare, Jon served as Vice President of Financial Modeling with Unum, spearheading the modernization of the actuarial and financial management capabilities across the enterprise.  Prior to Unum, Jon operated his own health actuarial and healthcare reform consulting practice supporting payer, provider, employer, and government clients in navigating the risks and opportunities of the rapidly evolving health system dynamics.  Earlier in his career, he held actuarial leadership roles with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts driving employer informatics, Commercial product development, Medicare Advantage and Stop Loss.  Jon holds a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Massachusetts.  He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

Blake Zenger

Chief Informatics Officer, Equity Healthcare / Principal, Blackstone

Role

Blake Zenger is the Chief Informatics Officer of Equity Healthcare. Mr. Zenger is responsible for gathering and managing the extensive healthcare and benefit plan data across our member companies. He leads the analysis, interpretation, and transformation of that data into usable information to support improved benefit plan performance.

Before Blackstone

Before joining Equity Healthcare, Mr. Zenger ran his own successful informatics company consulting for health organizations such as the Mayo Clinic, Harvard Pilgrim, Health Dialog, and the BCBS Association. Prior to that, he worked at Mercer and IBM Watson Health (formerly Truven, Thomson Reuters, and MEDSTAT) specializing in health informatics, health data warehousing, decision support systems, benefit plan performance metrics, and report design. In addition to possessing strong technical and analytic skills, he is one of the sector leaders in creating customized and usable health management information. Mr. Zenger received a B.S. from Brigham Young University and an MBA. from the University of Southern California.

Michelle Harika, PharmD

Chief Clinical Officer, Equity Healthcare / Principal, Blackstone

Role

Michelle Harika is the Chief Clinical Officer at Equity Healthcare. Michelle is responsible for the oversight and results of the EH-dedicated clinical units operated by multiple vendors. She leads improvement strategies established by clinical data analysis and vendor partnership to generate increased value for the EH Member Companies.

Michelle is currently an active member of the Global Chief Medical and Health Officer Network and serves as a senior advisor to MIT’s FoCUS project. She is a member of the advisory boards for AbleTo and HealthTrust/CoreTrust PBM Division. Michelle has been a featured speaker for CVS Health, Catalyst for Payment Reform, Business Group on Health, and AbleTo.  Outside of work Michelle serves as Secretary/Treasurer and board member of the Richmond Pharmacists Association and is an active volunteer for the Virginia Medical Corps.

Before Blackstone

Before joining Equity Healthcare, Michelle worked at Anthem, where her primary oversight and responsibilities included clinical care center operations, performance monitoring, and improvement strategies. Prior to Anthem, Michelle’s clinical practice focused on diabetes education and management, for which Michelle held specialty certification.  Michelle received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Medical College of Virginia.

Diana Minert

Vice President of Operations, Equity Healthcare / Vice President, Blackstone

Role

Diana Minert is an Vice President of Operations for Equity Healthcare. Diana manages and implements strategic initiatives to improve Equity Healthcare operations and service, in collaboration with EH Member Companies, suppliers, and PE firms. She also supports the Chief Operating Officer in all aspects of core operations, client relationship management, vendor relationship management, sales and marketing, and innovations sourcing.

Before Blackstone

Prior to joining Equity Healthcare, Diana spent several years working at New York Presbyterian Hospital in revenue cycle management and patient experience consulting. Other previous positions include international public health management consulting in the Dominican Republic and researching the relationship between political regimes and health outcomes. Diana received a B.S. with Honors from Cornell University and an M.P.H. from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Michael Cutright

Analyst, Equity Healthcare / Analyst, Blackstone

Role

Michael Cutright is an analyst for Equity Healthcare. In this role, he works with all members of Equity Healthcare on various projects to implement key initiatives and interfaces with customers and suppliers.

Before Blackstone

Michael’s previous professional experience includes six years as administrative assistant to Equity Healthcare. Prior to that, he served for three years as an executive assistant at Ziff Brothers Investments in New York City. He graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton University with a B.A. in French and Italian.