President and Chief Executive Officer
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc.

Eric H. Schultz is president and chief executive officer of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc., one of New England’s leading non-profit health plans. Founded in 1969, Harvard Pilgrim and its affiliates provide a variety of benefit options and funding arrangements to more than one million members in Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire.

Harvard Pilgrim, for the seventh consecutive year*, was named the #1 private health plan in America according to an annual ranking of the nation’s best health plans by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).** For the third year in a row, Harvard Pilgrim is the highest-ranked health insurance plan for overall member satisfaction in the New England region according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 Member Health Insurance Plan StudySM

During his 27-year career in health care, Schultz has consistently taken an active role in defining and implementing changes that have led to improvements and greater efficiencies in both the cost and delivery of health care. Prior to joining Harvard Pilgrim in March 2010, Schultz was president and chief executive officer of Fallon Community Health Plan for ten years. Schultz also held executive positions with CIGNA Healthcare, where he oversaw plan operations for Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois, and with Prudential Healthcare where he led its Nashville and Memphis commercial and Medicaid business. Schultz also served as Medical Group Administrator for Nashville Healthcare Group, and was responsible for building a clinical delivery site for Nashville’s largest primary care group practice.

Board Representation

Schultz serves on the boards of the Kenneth Schwartz Center, America’s Health Insurance Plans, the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, the New England Council, the Worcester Club, and the Worcester Regional Research Bureau. He is past president of the Mohegan Council, Boy Scouts of America, and holds the rank of distinguished eagle scout.

Education

Schultz holds an MBA in Health Care Leadership from Yale University’s School of Management, as well as a bachelor of science degree in biology and a bachelor of arts degree in economics from the University of Connecticut. In 2009, he received an honorary doctoral degree from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Personal

Schultz resides in Westborough, Massachusetts with his wife, Kim, and their two sons.

* NCQA’s Health Insurance Plan Rankings 2010-11 – Private
** U.S. News/NCQA America’s Best Health Insurance Plans 2005-2009 (annual).