Dr. Melina Kambitsi joined The Alliance in 2017 and leads the team responsible for membership growth and retention of the cooperative. Dr. Kambitsi comes to The Alliance from Network Health in Milwaukee and Menasha, Wisconsin, where she was chief sales and strategy officer. In this role, she was responsible for sales and underwriting, strategic planning, product development, and risk-based contract analytics. Prior, she was senior vice president of sales at Blue Cross Blue Shield in Honolulu, Hawaii, and the vice president of sales, marketing, and product development at Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Dr. Kambitsi currently serves on National CooperativeRx’s Board of Directors.
Dr. Kambitsi received her bachelor’s in international studies and her master’s and doctorate degrees in economic geography at The Ohio State University. She speaks Greek fluently, as well as four other languages (Spanish, French, Romanian, and Russian).