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Charles W. Sorenson, M.D., is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Intermountain Healthcare. He served as its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 1998 until he assumed his current position in January 2009. He has served on the Intermountain Board of Trustees since 1994 and on the Executive Committee of the board since 1995. He was the chairman of the board of the Intermountain Medical Group from its founding in 1995 until the appointment to his current position in 1998.

Dr. Sorenson graduated from the University of Utah (B.A., 1973), and from the Cornell University Medical College (M.D., 1977). He is board-certified in Urologic Surgery. Prior to joining Intermountain’s management team in 1998, he was in the clinical practice of Urologic Surgery at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City.

Dr. Sorenson is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and served as chair of the College’s Committee on Young Surgeons. He is a member and past president of the Utah Urological Society. He also belongs to the American Urological Association, the American Medical Association, and the Utah Medical Association, where he served on the Board of Trustees and as Speaker of the House of Delegates. He has served as vice chairman of the Department of Surgery at LDS Hospital, as president of the hospital’s medical staff, and a member of its board of trustees. He is an Adjunct Professor of Surgery at the University of Utah, and served as educational director of the LDS Hospital’s Urologic Residency (a joint program with the University of Utah).

Intermountain is an integrated, nonprofit health care system serving communities in Utah and southern Idaho. The mission of Intermountain is to provide the highest quality health care at the lowest possible cost. The mission includes a commitment to provide care to any individual with a medical need, regardless of ability to pay.

The Intermountain system consists of three operating groups: Intermountain Health Services, consisting of 23 hospitals in Utah and Idaho, home health agencies, women’s health centers, an integrated network for laboratory services, and psychiatry; Intermountain Medical Group, with about 700 employed primary care and secondary care physicians and more than 100 clinics; and SelectHealth, consisting of managed care health insurance plans with about 500,000 covered lives.

Along with his administrative responsibilities Dr. Sorenson has continued to be involved in the practice of surgery. He and his associates Dr. Scott Chidester and Dr. Jay Bishoff focus their practice primarily on urologic oncology.

Diana is Chief Medical Officer at GE Appliances, a Haier company. She leads the Health Services team, which is responsible for onsite delivery of occupational and preventive health services and programs, employee health benefits, leave management, and wellness and health promotion. Prior to joining GE Appliances, Diana enjoyed a wide-ranging career in healthcare consulting, clinical practice, and healthcare administration at a series of leading institutions, including the Massachusetts General Hospital (Partners Healthcare), the Advisory Board Company, Carewise, Baptist Health, and Humana.

Luther joined Yelp in 2008 as an account executive on the company’s sales team and a year later moved into the role of Manager of Business Outreach, where he built a department that educates small business owners about the importance of Yelp. Since 2011, Luther has led public policy at the company. As Vice President of Public Policy, he manages and directs the company’s global outreach to policy makers about the vital role Yelp plays in driving economic activity to local businesses while serving as a platform to empower and protect consumers. Previously, Luther worked as a Special Assistant to retired four-star General Wesley Clark. He holds a B.A. in government from The College of William & Mary.

Sheila Shapiro is senior vice president of National Strategic Partnerships for UnitedHealthcare Clinical Services. Sheila is responsible for the development, advancement and implementation of industry-leading models that will standardize how new types of data can be captured and used to improve people’s health outcomes, with an emphasis on connecting individuals to community and social services through local and national strategic partnerships.

Sheila joined UnitedHealthcare in 2009 as chief operations officer for the Community Plan of Arizona. She has also served as health plan president for the State of Washington Community Plan as well as national vice president of the myConnections program, a Medicaid program that builds new capabilities around transportation, housing and other social support services for UnitedHealthcare’s most vulnerable populations.

Sheila has more than 30 years of experience in the health care industry. Prior to joining UnitedHealthcare, she held executive positions with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana, Molina and Premera Blue Cross. She has held leadership roles across a broad range of operations and strategic positions, including claims, customer service and financial operations.

Sheila holds a master’s degree in management from the University of Phoenix, a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University and a financial management certificate from the Wharton School of Business. She is an Arizona Women in Business honoree and has served as vice chair on the board of directors for the March of Dimes.

Michelle Copenhaver is the Regional Vice President of Aetna’s Southeast Territories. She has 30 years of experience in the health care industry, both in the clinical realm as a Registered Nurse and as a Healthcare Executive in the payer space. Currently, she leads a team that manages multiple ACO and other Value-Based Model Commercial and Medicare Advantage Collaborations throughout the southeast region including Contracting, Relationship Engagement, Operations and Day-to Day Management Excellence, Strategic Expansion, Establishing Win-Wins for Provider Partnership Relationship, creating Continuous Improvement, Growth and Sustainability.

Leah Binder is President & CEO of The Leapfrog Group, representing employers and other purchasers of health care calling for improved safety and quality in hospitals. She is a regular contributor to Forbes.com, the Huffington Post, and the Wall Street Journal expert forum. She was named on Becker’s list of the 50 most powerful people in healthcare, and consistently cited by Modern Healthcare among the 100 most influential people and top 25 women in healthcare.