Phyllis Yale is currently an advisory partner with Bain & Company where she has been a leader in building Bain's healthcare practice over the last 30 years. Ms. Yale has served in a number of leadership roles at Bain and now devotes her time to client work. She is currently Chair of the Board of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and serves on the Board of DaVita, Inc. Previously, Ms. Yale served on the boards of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., National Surgical Hospitals, Inc., Value Options, Pediatric Services of America and NeighborCare, Inc. She also has served on the non-profit boards of The Trustees of Reservations, The Bridgespan Group and Cradles to Crayons; as well as a number of advisory boards, including the Advisory Board for the HBS Healthcare Initiative, and the Executive Council for the Department of Health Policy and Management of the Harvard Chan School of Public Health. Ms. Yale earned an MBA from Harvard Business School with honors and is a graduate of Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics magna cum laude.