Prior to joining the Employers’ Forum of Indiana, Randa Deaton served as the vice president of purchaser engagement at the Purchasers Business Group on Health. In this role, she led the member value team to engage purchasers in high-impact solutions to improve healthcare quality, cost, and equity.

She served as the president and CEO of the Kentuckiana Health Collaborative, bringing more than 17 years of experience working directly with healthcare purchasers to drive healthcare system improvements in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. She led the Corporate Community Health Initiative as part of the benefit strategy team for Ford Motor Company from 2004 to 2020. In her previous roles, she led the development of PBM and maternity contracting standards for employers and Kentucky’s first multi-payer primary care public reporting using the statewide quality measures set developed under her leadership.

Randa earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Indiana State University and her master’s in industrial/organizational psychology from Middle Tennessee State University.