Cheryl Rucker-Whitaker M.D.

Cheryl Rucker-Whitaker MD, MPH serves as the Regional President at CINQCARE since January 2024 and holds multiple advisory and leadership roles, including Managing Director and Senior Consultant at Health2047, Board of Advisors at Health2047 Capital Partners, and Independent Director at Equality Health. Notably, Rucker-Whitaker was President of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago from June 2020 to June 2023 and Chief Executive Officer of Complete Care Management Partners, LLC from January 2021 to January 2023. Rucker-Whitaker's previous experience includes Chair and CEO of NextLevel Health, a managed care plan focused on Medicaid in Illinois, and Chief Medical Officer at Merge Healthcare, an IBM Company. Educational credentials encompass a Doctor of Medicine from Washington University School of Medicine, a Masters of Public Health from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and a B.A. in Biology from Emory University. Rucker-Whitaker's expertise spans community-based care coordination, population health management, and healthcare interoperability, contributing to culturally competent healthcare solutions for diverse populations.