David Fields

David Fields has more than 30 years health plan experience and presently serves as President for Dean Health Plan, a 400,000+ member health plan serving Commercial, Individual and Government markets. Dean Health Plan is also the sole insurance subsidiary for SSM Health and a key part of its growth strategy. Prior to joining Dean Health Plan, David served as Executive Vice President – Markets for Blue Shield of California where he was responsible for management and performance for all lines of business representing $20 billion in annual revenue.

David has also been a senior officer at Aetna, leading the Mid-America Region, and spent more than ten years with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. He started his health care career at Humana and was a CPA.

Fields earned a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Louisville.