Leadership team

Keith serves as chief executive officer of Vatica, responsible for overseeing daily operations and achieving the organization’s strategic objectives. He leads the team in serving national and regional health plan clients, as well as more than 13,000 contracted providers. Keith was formerly the general manager of Optum at Home (a DSNP health plan) and chief strategy officer for the Home and Community division.  Previously, he held various general management, operational and strategy positions across Optum several divisions in the 18 years with the organization.  Keith started his career in the financial sector before transitioning into healthcare.

Steve leveraged his diverse business background to cofound Vatica Health. He started and ran a division of a prominent investment bank focused on M&A and restructurings, practiced corporate law and was VP of business development for a technology company. He’s also the author of the book Rain Power and the founder of RiseUp Ventures, a non-profit teaching entrepreneurship to incarcerated individuals and ex-offenders.

Jennifer’s role at Vatica Health builds on her extensive experience leading finance operations for innovative healthcare organizations. She most recently served as CFO of ComplexCare Solutions (acquired by Inovalon) following CFO positions at Peak Health Solutions and Windsor Health Group.

Shannon is a certified nurse practitioner with over 25 years of clinical experience in adult health, including critical care, internal medicine and orthopedic surgery. She is also a certified risk adjustment coder. As the leader of clinical operations, she is responsible for provider services, including implementation, member engagement, training and ongoing clinical support.