Kortney Cruz

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KORTNEY CRUZ is senior vice president of government markets at Independence Blue Cross (Independence). She provides overall leadership to Independence’s Medicare businesses, including operations, sales and marketing, risk analytics, and performance management, as well as oversight of the company’s Medicare STAR ratings initiatives. Cruz is a member of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association’s Medicare senior leadership workgroup, where she collaborates with other Blue Cross Blue Shield plans and shares best practices in Medicare marketing. She is also active with Independence’s corporate volunteer program, the Blue Crew, and is an executive sponsor of the iLead (Inspiring, Lifting, and Empowering the African Diaspora) associate resource group. She has a degree in marketing and strategic management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.