Matthew Connell

Matthew Connell serves as the Senior Vice President of Pharmacy Services at WellSense Health Plan since October 2019, previously holding multiple leadership roles at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts from 1995 to 2019, including Senior Vice President of Pharmacy & Consumer Solutions. Connell's extensive experience encompasses the development and execution of pharmacy management initiatives, oversight of pharmacy programs with significant annual drug spend, and implementation of innovative strategies, such as an opioid management program that achieved notable reductions in claims. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts in Politics from Saint Anselm College and participation in the Institute on Comparative Political and Economic Systems at Georgetown University.