Rachel Raymond

Rachel Raymond serves as Chief Strategy Officer for Horizontals at Ascension since July 2015, specializing in the development and implementation of growth strategies in areas such as value-based care and population health. Previous roles at Ascension include AVP of Strategy within the National System and AVP of Strategic Solutions in Marketing and Project Management. Rachel's experience also includes working as Market Strategy Architect at MissionPoint Health Partners, where responsibility included launching accountable care organizations, and several positions at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services focused on state exchanges and program management. Early career experience at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services involved health policy analysis and managing substantial Recovery Act funding. Rachel holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and further education from Vanderbilt University.