OAKLAND, CA – July 27, 2020 – Health and productivity research non-profit Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI) has promoted health plan industry veteran Kelly McDevitt to President. McDevitt joined IBI in May as Executive Director of Development.

“A large part of our work at IBI is to make available data and analytics that helps employers understand how their benefit decisions influence not only the health, wellbeing and productivity of their workforce – but also their bottom line,” said Thomas Parry, PhD, who has transitioned from President to Senior Advisor to IBI. “For over 30 years, Kelly has served as a trusted partner developing healthcare strategies based in deep analytic insights for some of the best-known employers in the US. Her broad industry experience will help IBI further develop our research, reporting and data analytics programs to assist our members in new and important ways.”

Prior to IBI, Kelly served as National Vice President, National Accounts at United Healthcare leading the Center for Advanced Analytics- a specialized analytics team focused on deep research and innovation. In addition, she led the Collaborative Ventures Group which partnered with employer coalitions such as Health Action Council, Equity Healthcare, Employers Health and Berkshire Hathaway. Prior to United Healthcare, Kelly was with Aetna for 29 years where she served in various client management and strategic leadership roles.

“I am thrilled to start the next phase of my career with IBI,” said McDevitt. “I have long admired their unbiased research, productivity studies and tools and see innumerable applications for this type of work in our industry. Given the current state of our world amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the timing couldn’t be better. In this time of chaos and information overload, we need resources like IBI more than ever to provide clear, meaningful and timely research to guide employers and suppliers back to the path of success and employee well-being.”

IBI also elected its Board of Directors. Members of the Executive Committee are:

• Phil Lacy, Health and Productivity Practice Leader, MMA Trion – Chair
• Kevin Mead, National Director for Strategic Accounts, Novo Nordisk – Past Chair
• Scott Daniels, Senior Director of Disability, Comcast – Treasurer
• Bryon Bass, Senior Vice President, Workforce Absence, Sedgwick – Vice President
• Tracie Foster, Director, Product and Business Development, Anthem – Vice President
• Christopher Kroger, Vice President, National Accounts, Lincoln Financial Group– Vice President
• Kimberly Mashburn, National Accounts Practice Lead, The Hartford – Vice President
• Jason Parrot, Senior Manager Global Healthcare & Well Being Strategy, The Boeing Company – Vice President
• Jackie Reinberg, National Practice Leader, Absence, Disability & Life, Willis Towers Watson – Vice President
• Bill Stafford, National Director, Consumer & Employer Solutions, Exact Sciences – Vice President
• Andrew Yohe, COO, UPMC Insurance Services’ Workpartners – Vice President

In addition to the above noted organizations, IBI’s board members also represent the following organizations: AbbVie, AJ Gallagher, Amgen, Aon, Bank of America, Cigna, Costco, Grainger, Guardian Life, Health Care Service Corporation, Ikea, Mercer, Pfizer, Progressive Casualty Insurance Company, Prudential Financial, Shell Oil, Standard Insurance, Sun Life Financial, Teladoc Health, UnitedHealthcare, USAA, World Bank and Zurich.

About Integrated Benefits Institute

The Integrated Benefit Institute’s independent research, industry-leading tools and data resources help companies link health-related programs to the outcomes that maximize the contributions of people to productivity and business performance. Founded in 1995, IBI is a national nonprofit research organization and business association serving 1,200 employer and supplier members and their 22 million employees. For additional information, please visit ibiweb.org and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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