WASHINGTON – Vanessa Hatch, a leading health care executive, has been named vice president of Clinical Operations for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield® Federal Employee Program® (FEP), which serves 5.7 million members among federal employees, retirees and their families. Hatch previously served as executive director of Clinical Operations for FEP.

"We are thrilled to have Vanessa serve the millions of FEP members in this new and expanded role,” said Jennifer Vachon, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association’s (BCBSA) executive vice president of Business Operations. “Her industry experience combined with her strong track record of executing strategic initiatives will be of tremendous value as we continue to bring higher quality health care to federal employees and their families.”

In her role, Hatch is responsible for overseeing care delivery implementation, pharmacy benefit design and strategy, clinical operations and quality, vendor management, and member services for FEP.

Prior to joining BCBSA in 2018, Hatch served in leadership positions at the Pharmaceutical Strategies Group and The Segal Group where she was responsible for providing clinical and operational guidance across a number of health plans, employer groups and hospital pharmacy systems.

Hatch holds a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a master's degree in business from Johns Hopkins University and a Doctor of Pharmacy from Shenandoah University.