Heather Thiltgen, MBA
President, WellSense Health Plan
Heather Thiltgen oversees the strategy and operations of WellSense, a nonprofit health insurance company that offers Medicare, Individual and Family, and Medicaid plans. Thiltgen has successfully grown WellSense to a plan that has over 700,000 members, contributes $5 billion in annualized revenue to BMCHS, and is the Medicaid market share leader in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Prior to joining in 2020, Thiltgen served in senior leadership roles at Medical Mutual of Ohio, CUNA Mutual Group, and USAA and started her career at the M/A/R/C® Group. She received her Master of Business Administration from Vanderbilt University and her Bachelor of Arts in government and economics from University of Texas at Austin. Thiltgen current serves on the boards of Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) and Storable and is vice chair of the Massachusetts Association Health Plans.