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About Ken Janda

Ken Janda is a warrior for health equity, an Adjunct Professor in Health Systems Science and Population Health at the University of Houston College of Medicine and Lecturer at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business; teaching the essentials of health systems, insurance and health care financing to medical and MBA students. Ken also is the Founder and Managing Principal of Wild Blue Health Solutions, a Texas-based health care consultancy focused on advancing new care and payment models for traditional healthcare and social determinants of health, increasing coverage options and connecting vulnerable populations to health care access. Previously Ken served for 11 years as President and CEO of Community Health Choice, a nonprofit health insurer which included over 400,000 enrollees in Medicaid, CHIP and the ACA’s subsidized individual Marketplace. A 40-year veteran of the health industry, Ken previously held executive positions with health insurers Prudential, Aetna and Humana. Ken has under-graduate degrees in Anthropology, Economics and Managerial Studies from Rice University, and Juris Doctorate from University of Houston Law Center.