Jim Mandas is an experienced healthcare professional currently serving as a Manager at L.A. Care Health Plan since September 2019, where responsibilities include managing executive priorities and driving alignment as an extension of the Chief Medical Officer. Prior to this role, Jim provided startup advisory services for pre-seed and seed stage startups at Darwin Ventures from September 2018 to October 2019. Previous experience includes serving as Innovation Director and Customer Experience Program Manager at Molina Healthcare from February 2011 to April 2018, as well as Product Owner at HealthCare Partners from March 2007 to February 2011. Jim holds a Bachelor of Science degree from California State Polytechnic University-Pomona.