Leadership

Meet the leadership team at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) that guides our not-for-profit's mission.

Executive leadership team

Tunde Sotunde, MD, MBA, FAAP

President and Chief Executive Officer

Kelly Calabria

Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility Officer

Santiago Estrada, JD

Chief Legal Officer

Stephen Friedhoff, MD

Senior Vice President, Health Care Services

Fran Gary

Senior Vice President, Core Insurance Group

Sonny Goyal

Senior Vice President, Diversified Business Group

Karla Mizelle

Senior Vice President, Chief Operations & Member Experience Officer

Latisha Hamilton-Williams

Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer

Mitch Perry

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Arif Khan

Senior Vice President, Head of Enterprise Strategy and Performance Execution

Board of trustee members

Edward L. (Ned) Curran, Chairman
Founding Principal and President
Stone Cottage Advisors

Roberta B. Bowman
Chief Brand and Communications Officer
Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA)

William (Bill) Bryan
Executive Chairman
Mount Olive Pickle Company

Willie Deese
Retired Executive Vice President of Manufacturing
Merck & Co., Inc

Frank B. Holding, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer & Chairman
First Citizens Bank

Harold L. Martin, Sr., Ph.D.
Chancellor
North Carolina A&T State University

Meg Booth Powell, PharmD, MBA
Founder and CEO
501 Ventures

Larry B. Wooten
Retired President
North Carolina Farm Bureau

Anita R. Brown-Graham
Professor of Public Law and Government
UNC School of Government

Jeffrey T. Barber
Managing Director
Fennebresque & Company

Lisa Carey, MD
Associate Director for Clinical Research, UNC-Chapel Hill - Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center; Distinguished Professor in Breast Cancer Research; UNC-Chapel Hill Chief Division of Hematology / Oncology; and UNC-Chapel Hill Physician-in-Chief, North Carolina Cancer Hospital

John D. Kimberly
President
Carolina Alliance Bank

Jimmie (Jim) W. Phillips, Jr.
Attorney
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP

Tunde Sotunde, MD, MBA, FAAP
President & Chief Executive Officer
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

Heather Cozart
Former Partner
FORVIS, LLP

Dorlisa Flur, MBA
Senior Advisor
Southeastern Grocers, Inc.

Mike Alford
President and Owner
Marine Chevrolet Cadillac and Trent Cadillac Buick GMC

Ethics at Blue Cross NC

Blue Cross NC adheres to the highest ethical standards and follows all applicable laws. Learn more about how our executive leadership team and board of trustees ensure we meet this responsibility to our members, employees, and community.

View Our Ethics Policies