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Rachel M. Richert

Trenton

Summary

Results-oriented senior executive adept at designing and leading enterprise-wide performance governance models. Champions cross-functional collaboration to ensure strategic alignment and accountability across business units. Recognized for synthesizing complex performance signals into clear narratives that drive informed decision-making in healthcare settings.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Director, Governance, Planning and Performa

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Detroit
06.2026 - Current

Established trend management infrastructure to standardize governance, operating model, and reporting across business units and key stakeholders. Developed systems to enhance cross-functional reporting efficiency. Created go-to-market command center to facilitate streamlined strategy execution. Transformed strategies into unified market narratives for improved stakeholder engagement.

  • Led strategic initiatives to enhance member engagement and satisfaction.
  • Oversaw compliance with healthcare regulations and internal policies.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams on program development and execution.

Director, Performance & Alignment

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
05.2022 - Current
  • Serve as principal performance partner and executive coach to the EVP of Health Care Value, owning the end-to-end operating rhythm that aligns strategy, metrics, governance, and execution across multiple divisions.
  • Designed and led a performance management system spanning KPIs, executive reviews, and accountability mechanisms creating clarity of priorities and materially strengthening cross-functional ownership.
  • Scaled divisional performance systems into enterprise-wide trend management and performance governance model, synthesizing financial, clinical, operational, and market signals into unified executive insights.
  • Owned divisional performance management and executive decision-making across health care value and enterprise trend management.
  • Own preparation of high-stakes executive and board briefings, translating complex decisions and performance data into concise, narrative-driven materials to support timely decision-making.
  • Proactively identify performance risks and emerging gaps; orchestrate cross-functional deep dives and course correction before issues reach critical thresholds.
  • Partnered with analytics, operations, policy, network, and pharmacy leaders to convert data into actionable insights, bridging analysis and execution.

Director, Chief of Staff to Senior Vice President

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
05.2021 - 05.2022
  • Operated as operational extension of SVP, executing strategic initiatives, managing operating cadence, aligning leadership across newly created Care Delivery division to enhance collaboration and streamline operations.
  • Directed post-acquisition integration, establishing performance and governance mechanisms across subsidiaries to ensure alignment with strategic objectives.
  • Conducted executive performance reviews, synthesizing complex issues into clear options and actionable recommendations for senior leadership to inform decision-making.

Strategist

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
12.2019 - 05.2021
  • Monitored industry and market dynamics to shape enterprise strategy and performance priorities.
  • Produced executive-ready briefs and presentations that translated external trends and internal performance into actionable insights for senior leaders.

Senior Director, Project Management & Performance Improvement

TridentCare
06.2018 - 10.2019
  • Built and led a national PMO and Performance Improvement Office, overseeing complex, cross-functional initiatives across operations, finance, and IT.
  • Applied Lean methods to drive measurable performance improvement, operational efficiency, and scalable growth.
  • Established standardized performance tracking and executive reporting for enterprise initiatives.

Senior Director, Lean Management Office

Detroit Receiving Hospital & HarperHutzel Hospital / Cardiovascular Institute
08.2015 - 06.2018
  • Principal advisor to the President on enterprise performance, strategy execution, and operating discipline.
  • Led enterprise continuous improvement efforts to strengthen access, quality, and patient experience.
  • Designed and embedded performance management systems across clinical and administrative departments.

Education

Certificate - Artificial Intelligence: Implications For Business

Masachusettes Institute of Technology
02-2025

Certificate - College of Engineering: Lean Green Belt

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
06-2016

MBA -

Michigan State University
Lansing, MI
06-2013

M.Ed. -

The George Washington University
Washington DC
05-2009

Skills

  • Executive Operating Rhythm, OKRs & Metric Accountability
  • Enterprise Performance Excellence & Objective Ownership
  • Performance Analytics, Trend Management & Market Insight
  • Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Executive Synthesis, Storytelling & Decision Support
  • Steering committee governance

Timeline

Senior Director, Governance, Planning and Performa

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
06.2026 - Current

Director, Performance & Alignment

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
05.2022 - Current

Director, Chief of Staff to Senior Vice President

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
05.2021 - 05.2022

Strategist

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
12.2019 - 05.2021

Senior Director, Project Management & Performance Improvement

TridentCare
06.2018 - 10.2019

Senior Director, Lean Management Office

Detroit Receiving Hospital & HarperHutzel Hospital / Cardiovascular Institute
08.2015 - 06.2018

Certificate - Artificial Intelligence: Implications For Business

Masachusettes Institute of Technology

Certificate - College of Engineering: Lean Green Belt

University of Michigan

MBA -

Michigan State University

M.Ed. -

The George Washington University
Rachel M. Richert