Krista Bowers

Krista Bowers is senior vice president, government programs for our company, the largest private health plan in the state and one of the largest independent, not-for-profit Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in the country. Our mission is to show up for everyone like they’re the only one. We guide our members to the exceptional healthcare they deserve, affordably, equitably, and seamlessly, and we are consistently rated among the nation’s best health plans for member service.

Krista leads our Federal Employees Program and our Medicare business and is responsible for strategy, product and sales in these important segments. She joined us in 2024, bringing more than 25 years of health care leadership experience at health plans and provider systems.

Previously, Krista served as general manager of Medicare and the Federal Employee program at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona. She also has deep experience in leadership roles at a range of not-for-profit and for-profit health plan and provider organizations. She served as senior vice president, strategy for Optum Advisory Services; general manager, senior markets at Blue Shield of California; senior vice president of Regal Medical Group, the largest independent physician group in Southern California; and as chief operating officer of BDC Advisors, a Miami-based health care consultant.

Krista attended University of California at Los Angeles where she earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts. She has completed the Yale Executive Woman Leadership Program and the Harvard Strategic Development Program.