Rebecca SchechterHealthcare/Financial Services Executive and CEO, Independent Board Director
Rebecca Schechter is a dynamic and results-driven P&L leader with a track record of profitably growing and transforming businesses in group benefits, retirement and healthcare. In addition to being a CEO/President, Rebecca is a corporate director for IA Financial Group as well as an advisor for a global venture health-tech fund.
Rebecca brings over 30 years of experience in corporate leadership roles. She most recently was the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) at Nuance Communications, a Microsoft Company, a business focused on transforming the provider-patient experience for improved total health outcomes by hyper scaling Gen AI solutions.
Prior to Microsoft, Ms. Schechter served as Chief Executive Officer of Optum Behavioral Health, where she drove transformation across coverage, care delivery and digital capabilities for over 50 million members. Before that she served as Executive Vice President, Commercial Insurance and President of Liberty Mutual Benefits where she led a division focused on group, individual life & annuities and voluntary benefits. This division achieved market-leading results and valuation in an accelerated divestiture. Before joining Liberty Mutual, Ms. Schechter worked for State Street Corporation as Senior Vice President, Asset Servicing for corporations, nonprofits and mid-market employers. She also held executive roles as Chief Risk Officer, Asset Servicing and Senior Managing Director, Electronic Trading.
Earlier in her career, Rebecca gained deep global experience during her time at McKinsey & Company, Thomson Reuters and AC Nielsen where she worked and lived across Europe, Asia, and North America. This includes strong multilingual skills.