People on the Move

Former Premera Blue Cross executive Ken Chandler has been named CEO of healthcare interoperability partner Opala. In this role, Chandler will help further grow the team’s talent and work closely with Opala’s clients to continue to partner and meet their needs to help improve health outcomes. Chandler brings over +20 years of experience at Premera Blue Cross, most recently serving as SVP of National Accounts. In that role, he was responsible for an $8.9 billion business portfolio representing all of Premera’s largest, high profile, and complex employer clients. Chandler also served as Chairman of the Consortium of Health Plans Board of Directors and drove product solutions aimed at improving access to care and health innovations.