Peter Long

Peter Long is Executive Vice President, Strategy and Health Solutions, at Blue Shield of California, a 4.5-million-member nonprofit health plan that serves the state’s commercial, individual, and government markets. Long leads collaborations with healthcare providers, community leaders, and other stakeholders to design innovative clinical and community programs, and healthcare delivery and payment systems that provide all Californians access to value-based, high-quality, and affordable care.

Previously, Long was president and CEO of Blue Shield of California Foundation for nearly nine years, focusing on building lasting and equitable solutions to make California the healthiest state and end domestic violence. He helped launch the California Accountable Communities for Health Initiative in 15 communities across the state in partnership with the California Department of Public Health and other philanthropies. Under his leadership in partnership with the Center for Care Innovations, the Foundation supported the successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act among the safety-net providers for Californians who had been excluded from health care.

Long earned a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University, a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and a doctorate from UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.