Speakers

Dr. Lerer, Chief Executive Officer, Longevity Health Plan, has more than 30 years of experience in executive management with leading, national health care organizations. Longevity is a national health plan focusing exclusively on the Institutional Special Needs Plans market.

Dr. Lerer most recently was President of GuideWell Mutual Holding Corporation, a $16 billion, not-for profit health solutions company, the parent company of Florida Blue. Prior to joining the GuideWell organization, Dr. Lerer served as executive chairman of Magellan Health Services, now Magellan Health, a $5 billion, Nasdaq-listed specialty health care management company focused on behavioral health, pharmacy and other complex areas of health care. During his tenure with Magellan, Dr. Lerer also served as chief executive officer and as president and chief operating officer. Earlier in his career he held positions as co-founder and president of Internet HealthCare Group, a health care technology venture fund; chief operating officer of Prudential Healthcare; and president of The Travelers Health Network.

Dr. Lerer currently serves as a senior advisor to Frazier Healthcare Partners and is a board member of HIAS, the international migration agency of the American Jewish community.

Dr. Lerer holds a bachelor’s degree in psychobiology from Oberlin College and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is board-certified in internal medicine.