Afzal Shah

Afzal Shah has served as Chief Financial Officer for L.A. Care Health Plan since April 2023. In this role, Mr. Shah is responsible for all accounting, actuarial, financial reporting, financial planning, and related activities.

Mr. Shah brings more than 27 years of strategic healthcare experience with Medicaid and Medicare products. His work has focused on provider reimbursement, contracting strategy and value-based purchasing. Mr. Shah is a credentialed actuary with expertise in Medi-Cal rate setting, risk-adjustment and risk-sharing methodologies.

Prior to joining L.A. Care, Mr. Shah worked at Alignment Healthcare, where he served as Senior Vice President, California Market President. He previously served as Vice President for Actuarial Services at Health Net and Centene, giving him knowledge about the Los Angeles County market.

Mr. Shah holds a BA in Physics and Mathematics from Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania. He earned a Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Southern California.