Christine Hunter

Dr. Christine Hunter brings over 35 years of leadership experience to her current board and advisory roles supporting health care quality, insurance, professional development, and higher education. She proudly serves as an independent board director for WPS Health Solutions and Navy Mutual Aid Association, delivering comprehensive health and life insurance products for the Military, Veterans, and seniors.

Dr. Hunter has a long history of distinguished service in Federal health programs. On active duty in the Navy, she rose to the rank of Rear Admiral with responsibility for direct healthcare delivery, health system operations, and health plan management. Her key leadership roles included assignments as Deputy Director of the TRICARE Management Activity; Commanding Officer, Naval Medical Center San Diego; Commander, Navy Medicine West; US Pacific Fleet Surgeon; Chief of Staff for the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; and Commanding Officer, Naval Hospital Bremerton WA.

Upon completing her military career, Dr. Hunter joined the US Office of Personnel Management as Chief Medical Officer for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. In 2016, her work to improve the delivery of quality health care was recognized with a meritorious Presidential Rank Award. Since retiring from public service, she has continued to support quality health outcomes for all Americans as Co-Chair of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Committee on Performance Measurement.

Dr. Hunter is a Distinguished Alumna of Boston University, where she earned her undergraduate and medical degrees. She remains active in higher education as a member of the Boston University President’s Advisory Board, as well as Dean’s Advisory Boards for the Schools of Medicine and Public Health. She is a Governance Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors, a Master of the American College of Physicians (ACP), a 2011 ACP Laureate awardee, and the recipient of numerous military awards.