Michael Bennett is executive vice president and chief strategy and transformation officer for 
Highmark.

Health, a Pittsburgh-based national health and wellness organization and the second largest 
integrated health care delivery and financing system in America. In this role, Mr. Bennett serves 
as a key leader in driving the organization’s mission to deliver comprehensive, affordable, 
high-quality health care services to its customers and the communities it serves.

Mr. Bennett oversees enterprise-wide strategy, innovation and transformation. In this role, Mr. 
Bennett leads the development of the organization’s long-term strategy and strategic planning, and 
guides strategy implementation and assessment working collaboratively with business unit leaders. 
He also oversees the development and implementation of enterprise innovation and transformation 
initiatives. A highly experienced health care strategist, Mr. Bennett is passionate about helping 
Highmark Health realize its full potential as it works to transform health care.

Prior to joining Highmark Health in 2016, Mr. Bennett served as executive director in Cleveland 
Clinic’s strategy office for three years, where he was responsible for the management of planning, 
growth, go- to-market, and strategic intelligence functions. Prior to that, he served as a 
principal in McKinsey & Company’s payer/provider practice in Cleveland, specializing in health care 
strategy and organizational transformation, where he introduced, developed and managed long-term 
executive relationships with multiple clients, including large hospital chains, large insurers, 
academic medical centers and several regional not-for-profit hospital chains.

Mr. Bennett earned a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of Business at the 
University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and International Affairs from 
the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.