- Angela Braly
Angela Braly (born 1962 in
Dallas, Texas ) is president and chief executive officer forWellPoint , Inc. and a member of the company's board of directors. She assumed those responsibilitiesJune 1 ,2007 , following several high-profile roles for the company.Prior to her current position, Braly served as executive vice president, general counsel and chief public affairs officer for WellPoint. In that role, she was responsible for public policy development, government relations, legal affairs, corporate communications, marketing, and social responsibility initiatives. She also had operational responsibility for the nation's largest Medicare claims processing business and the federal employee health benefits business. Ms. Braly was also a key strategist during WellPoint's acquisition of New-York based WellChoice in 2005.
In January 1999, Braly joined the company as general counsel for RightCHOICE (currently Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Missouri). She also oversaw the Missouri plan's government relations efforts. During that time, she managed the legal strategy resulting in the creation of The Missouri Foundation for Health, which serves the health care needs of underinsured and uninsured people in Missouri. She later became president and CEO of the Missouri plan, managing all aspects of the business and setting strategies to meet customer needs.
Prior to that, Braly was a partner in the St. Louis law firm of Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C.
Braly received her undergraduate degree from
Texas Tech University and herJuris Doctor from Southern Methodist University School of Law. [ [http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2007/0917/116.html "Forbes" - This Won't Hurt a Bit] ]She was recognized by the St. Louis Business Journal as one of the 25 Most Influential Women in Business for 2000 and was named one of Modern Healthcare's Top 25 Women in Healthcare in 2007. "
Forbes " has listed Braly as the sixteenth most powerful woman in the world, ranking aboveOprah Winfrey . She was later ranked the fourth most powerful woman in America by "Fortune".In 2007, Braly earned $14.86 million, mostly in stock options. [ [http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080622/BUSINESS/806220328/1003/BUSINESS&GID=HFaE/urnnEXRgRs7hdcbhTqjvxgVru781Kgiy3oOEMQ%3D IndyStar.com - For Hoosier CEOs, '07 pay was plentiful] . Accessed June 21, 2008.]
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* [http://www.depts.ttu.edu/communications/news/stories/videos/01-angela-braly.php Interview with Braly]
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