Susan Kozik

Group Health Welcomes Sue Kozik as Its Chief Information Officer

SEATTLE, Aug. 15, 2014 – Sue Kozik joined Group Health on July 21 as executive vice president and chief information officer (CIO).

In this role Kozik is responsible for leading the Group Health’s information technology (IT) organization, guiding the IT strategy and technology investments for the enterprise. She is also leading the Cooperative’s efforts to bring together all its IT functions and teams, including those supporting Care Delivery, Health Plan, enterprise IT, and Informatics. Kozik will also serve as a member of Group Health’s Executive Leadership Team, contributing to the top-level strategic agenda for the entire organization.

Most recently Kozik was senior vice president and CIO at Independence Blue Cross in Philadelphia, where she had an impressive record of leading IT change that contributed significantly to achieving her organization’s strategic business objectives.

“Sue is a smart, strategic, and engaging leader who will be a tremendous complement to our team,” said Group Health President and CEO Scott Armstrong. “During an extensive national search to fill this new role, Sue impressed our interview panel with her broad knowledge and multi-industry background. Her hiring supports Group Health’s need to enhance its leveraging of IT and analytics.”

In addition to having many years’ experience in health insurance, Kozik has held major leadership roles in other complex industries, including energy, financial services and technology. She is a proven leader who knows how to navigate through both company-specific and industry-wide change.

Prior to Independence Blue Cross, Kozik worked in the energy industry leading both smart-grid and retail transformation initiatives at Direct Energy in Pittsburgh, PA and OGE in Oklahoma City, OK. She also served as executive vice president and chief technology officer of TIAA-CREF, the leading provider of retirement services, where she centralized 23 separate IT departments while overseeing significant improvements in service. At Cigna, the global health services company, she was responsible for global IT operations.

Kozik is also a community and industry leader, generously sharing her time and energy in ways that have garnered numerous awards and recognitions. She currently serves on the Bates College Board of Trustees, Tech Impact Board of Directors, and the TaaSera Advisory Board, a cyber-security company focused on intrusion detection and forensic analysis.

Kozik earned a bachelor’s degree in History from Bates College in Lewiston, ME. She also holds executive education certifications from Harvard University and the University of Virginia.

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About Group Health Cooperative

Group Health Cooperative is a unique health care system linking care delivery and insurance coverage in order to achieve one goal – affordable, quality health care for all. This innovative approach has made Group Health a national leader in a new era of health care reform, and its goals have remained the same since the Cooperative began serving patients in 1947. As a nonprofit organization, Group Health helps more than 596,000 patients throughout Washington state and north Idaho achieve better health. Group Health’s focus on preventive care – combined with medical education, a charitable foundation and a nationally recognized research institute – advances health in the community in a way no other organization can. Group Health supports events, programs and organizations that share this commitment to strengthening health in our communities. For more information, visit www.ghc.org, www.ghinnovates.org, @GroupHealth on Twitter and www.facebook.com/grouphealthcooperative.