Under the Same Sky with Juan Fernando Lopera of Beth Israel Lahey Health
Juan Fernando Lopera, Beth Israel Lahey Health’s (BILH) first Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer joined our Founder and CEO Abner Mason on a recent episode of Under the Same Sky to talk about the importance of diversity equity inclusion (DEI), not only in healthcare, but across industries. In the episode, Juan talks about his personal journey and how that shapes the DEI work he does today.
About Juan Fernando Lopera
As Beth Israel Lahey Health’s inaugural Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Juan Fernando Lopera leads the system’s efforts to transform care delivery for the underserved, while establishing diversity, equity and inclusion capabilities across the system.
Before joining BILH, Juan served as Vice President and Corporate Business Diversity Officer at the combined Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, where he led company-wide diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and co-chaired the company’s Anti-Racism Leadership Taskforce. He also oversaw the Rhode Island Medicaid business and led marketing and community outreach efforts for all public plan products. Previously, he served as the company’s Director of Health Services leading medical cost management and provider contracting strategy and analytics.
Born in Medellin, Colombia, Juan immigrated to the United States as a child and later graduated from Boston College’s School of Management. Juan has served on many community organizations, including as Vice-Chair of the Board of The Dimock Center; Co-Chair of The Boston Foundation’s Latino Equity Fund; a member of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ COVID-19 advisory groups for health equity and vaccine communications; Massachusetts’ Latino Advisory Commission; and the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Economic Opportunity Board.
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