Sharon M. Galup

Sharon M. Galup has extensive experience in healthcare consulting and management. Sharon M. is currently serving as the SVP, Chief Managed Care & Payer Relations Strategy Officer at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, where they are responsible for developing and executing enterprise-wide managed care contracting and network participation strategies. Prior to this role, Sharon held the position of SVP, Payer Strategy & Contracting at the same organization.

Before joining Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Sharon operated their own healthcare consulting firm, Sharon M. Galup & Associates, LLC, where they provided specialized management consulting services to healthcare providers. Sharon M. also worked as a Senior Consultant at DeBrunner & Associates, a government relations and healthcare consulting firm based in Harrisburg.

Sharon's earlier experience includes working as a Consultant in freelance consulting focused on the business of hospitals and healthcare organizations. Sharon M. also held various leadership roles at Independence Blue Cross, where they managed provider and member services and physician operations.

Additionally, Sharon has held positions at Main Line MSO, LTD (an AmeriChoice subsidiary), Abington Memorial Hospital, Alfred I. DuPont Institute Children's Hospital, and Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic/Hospital.

Overall, Sharon M. Galup has a diverse background in healthcare consulting, payer strategy, managed care contracting, and provider and member services.

Sharon M. Galup completed a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Business from the Fox School of Business at Temple University, from 1980 to 1984. In the year 2000, they earned a Certificate in Business Strategy and Leadership Program from The Wharton School. In 2008, they obtained a Certificate in Healthcare Payment Reform Symposium from the Healthcare Financial Management Association.