Ronald C. Michaelson

Ronald C. Michaelson currently serves as the Director of Provider Contracting at Cook County Health, a role focused on health plan contracting for over 440,000 Medicaid members, where significant structural and procedural enhancements have been implemented. Prior to this position, Ronald was the President of Intellect Advisors, LLC, leading a critical project to establish a comprehensive provider data repository. Ronald's extensive background includes directorship roles at AIM Specialty Health, KPMG, Community Care Alliance of Illinois, Family Health Network, and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, where accomplishments include substantial cost savings, compliance improvements, and the management of large-scale projects and analytics initiatives. Ronald holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, graduating with honors.