Jim Brazeal

Jim Brazeal has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Jim worked as a Director of Operations at Curana Health since 2024. Prior to that, they were an MBA Candidate at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management since 2022. Jim also served as a Strategic Partnerships Intern at Hopscotch Primary Care from September 2023 to January 2024. Additionally, they had internships as an MBA Product Management Intern at Dimension Inx from June to August 2023, and as an MBA Intern at Avio Medtech Consulting (formerly Highland Circle Innovations) from January to March 2023. During their time at Optum, they held multiple positions including Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Manager, National Network Strategy & Contracting, and Senior Analyst, National Network Strategy & Contracting. Jim was employed at Optum from June 2019 to June 2022. Prior to that, they worked at HealthCare Partners, A DaVita Medical Group as a Senior Analyst and Redwoods Analyst from September 2017 to June 2019. Jim also gained experience as a Healthcare Consulting Intern at JTaylor - Advisory | Assurance | Tax from May to August 2016. In addition, they worked as a Trading Intern at Q Investments from August 2014 to August 2015, and as a Calculus Tutor at Frog Tutors from January to March 2014.

Jim Brazeal holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Healthcare Finance from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, which they obtained from 2022 to 2024. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor's degree in Finance from Texas Christian University - M.J. Neeley School of Business, where they studied from 2013 to 2017. In addition to their formal education, Jim has also acquired several certifications, including the Deep Learning Specialization and Machine Learning from Stanford University (both received in 2021), the AI Programming with Python Nanodegree from Udacity (obtained in 2020), and Microsoft Excel 2013 Expert and Microsoft Word 2013 Specialist certifications (specific institutions and dates not provided).