Kent Marquardt

Kent is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Premera Blue Cross, where he was responsible for finance, corporate informatics, healthcare economics, innovation, and strategic investments. As part of these efforts, he identified and sponsored a number of important and successful healthcare innovators and played a key role as an early customer at companies such as Landmark Health, Teladoc, and MOBE. He previously served as a partner with KPMG Peat Marwick, as Chief Financial Officer for PriMed Management Consulting (Hill Physician Management Company), as CEO of American Dental Specialists, and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the western operations for MedPartners, the nation's then largest publicly held physician practice management company. Kent is a board member of Prealize, Brook and Project Connect and is an Advisory Board member for Health Velocity Capital and Echo Health Ventures. He is also an advisor to Vim. He lives in Walla Walla, Washington and is an owner in Balboa Winery and Stoney Vine vineyard.