Dr. Nkem Okeke

Dr. Okeke is a multi-award winning, kaizen-spirited Healthcare/Business Executive & Entrepreneur with 20+ years of multidisciplinary experience in leadership, healthcare transformation, tech-enabled systems re-engineering, and community services. She has a unique 360-value-add perspective.

Dr. Okeke’s background includes:

• Standing up the cost containment innovation hub for a $1.7 billion Fortune 100 health system – developing new direct-to-customer solutions that delivered over $20M+ in cost savings with a 3:1 ROI. A lead catalyst for $100M+ in revenue generation in 2 years.
• Shepherding new technologies into large – expanding tech solutions with a related expense reduction of $5 million and a 15% improvement in efficiency delivery services annually. Served twice as Chief Operations Officer with multi-dollar P&L responsibility – at a healthcare system covering over 45,000 lives and at a management services firm – diversifying the service offerings to deliver a 50% increase in revenue.
• Led large multidisciplinary teams in multi-faceted programs at leading healthcare organizations (including Kaiser Permanente and Johns Hopkins). Supporting healthcare executive teams at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), the Defense Health Agency (DHA), and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Consultant Faculty Lead for the CMS CPC+ (America’s largest model to transform payment and primary care delivery in 3000 practices across 18 regions in the US).
• International Experience in Africa and Asia in healthcare economics, public health, health policy, & IT
• Currently, through her multi-million-dollar firms based in the U.S., she leads a team of multi-disciplinary experts to provide the knowledge, human capital, infrastructure, and technology that enable organizations to maximize efficiency & ROI.
• National & Global Recognition (See more at NkemMD.com)