Russ Bennett

Current

• Vice President-Latino Health Solutions at UnitedHealthcare
• Vice President-Latino Health Solutions at PacifiCare / UnitedHealth Group
• Vice President-Latino Health Solutions at PacifiCare Health Systems

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Past

• Executive Director - U.S. Section at US-Mexico Border Health Commission
• Director, International and Multicultural Operations at Sharp HealthCare

Education

• Fundación Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, A.C.
• American School Foundation

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Connections

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Industry

Hospital & Health Care

Websites

• My Company
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Russ Bennett’s Summary

Profile:
Born in the U.S., raised in Mexico City.
• Fourteen years experience in health care administration, leader in serving international and multicultural patient populations
• Strong management, marketing, banking, and sales background
• Multi-state business experience, including: California, Texas, New York
• International business experience: U.S.-Mexico, Latin America and Asia
• Extensive marketing, project development, and real estate experience
• BA Economics; MBA; Healthcare Executive Leadership Program-UCSD
• Certified Health Insurance Executive, AHIP-Executive Leadership Program
• Fully bi lingual, English Spanish
• Excellent presentation and public speaking skills in both languages. State-certified Continuing Education Instructor for broker courses in Texas and Florida.
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills. Teamwork and consensus-building
• Committed to community-building activities in health and the arts

Russ Bennett’s Specialties:

Marketing, new business development, creation and development of successful new organizations within larger corporations.

Russ Bennett’s Experience

• Vice President-Latino Health Solutions

  UnitedHealthcare

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Insurance industry)

  August 2002 — Present (7 years 5 months)

  Profile:
  • Fourteen years experience in health care administration, leader in serving international and multicultural patient populations
  • Strong management, marketing, banking, and sales background
  • Multi-state business experience, including: California, Texas, New York
  • International business experience: U.S.-Mexico, Latin America and Asia
  • Extensive marketing, project development, and real estate experience
  • BA Economics; MBA; Healthcare Executive Leadership Program-UCSD
  • Certified Health Insurance Executive, AHIP-Executive Leadership Program
  • Fully bi lingual, English Spanish
  • Excellent presentation and public speaking skills in both languages. State-certified Continuing Education Instructor for broker courses in Texas and Florida.
  • Strong analytical and interpersonal skills. Teamwork and consensus-building
  • Committed to community-building activities in health and the arts.

• Vice President-Latino Health Solutions

  PacifiCare / UnitedHealth Group

  (Public Company; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  2002 — Present (7 years )

• Vice President-Latino Health Solutions

  PacifiCare Health Systems

  (Public Company; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  2002 — Present (7 years )

Additional Information

Russ Bennett’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Company
• My Company

Russ Bennett’s Honors:

* 2009 HealthLeaders Media: "Best Health Plan Marketing Campaign" for Spanish-language PlanBien Campaign in Florida and Texas
* 2008 NCQA Award: Recognizing Innovation in Multicultural Health Care
* 2008 AWARDED “OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WEB SITE DEVELOPMENT” BY WEB MARKETING ASSOCIATION
* 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award for Border Health Leadership. Awarded in October 2007 by the International Community Foundation (ICF) and Fundacion Internacional de la Comunidad.
* 2007 ULA - United Leadership Academy, Professional Accreditation at UnitedHealthcare
* Excalibur Award - American Cancer Society, Orange County
* Visionary Award - Latino Health Professionals Program, California State University Long Beach