福利导航

Chief Growth Officer of 福利导航

Wade Rakes serves as Chief Growth Officer of 福利导航. He leverages his extensive Medicaid, business development and health plan leadership experience to support and advance the company鈥檚 uniquely local business model in collaboration with 福利导航 health plans and lines of business. Drawing on 福利导航 mission and expertise, Rakes will deepen the company鈥檚 relationships with members, communities and partners; drive intentional expansion across existing products; and identify growth opportunities in new products and markets.

Prior to this role, Rakes served as Plan President and Chief Executive Officer of Peach State Health Plan, a Georgia-based subsidiary of Centene. Previously, he served as 福利导航 Regional Vice President, Business Development, Growth and Expansion, with responsibility for driving more than $5 billion in annualized new business opportunities as well as overseeing the startup of health plans in both Pennsylvania and California. He also played a leading role in the business development and integration work of several key Centene acquisitions, including Fidelis Care, Health Net and Wellcare. Rakes also served as the company鈥檚 first Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer. Before joining 福利导航 in 2010, he served as Senior Advisor to the Governor of Ohio and Director of Public Liaison for the state. Early in his career he held roles of increasing responsibility for Showtime Networks.

Rakes also serves as Chair of the Board of Peach State Health Plan. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Princeton University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan.