Rochester, NY

Excellus BCBS appoints Susie Hume, Senior VP Corporate Development & Strategy, Chief Risk Officer

Susie Hume has been appointed senior vice president corporate development and strategy, chief risk officer at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.  

Hume most recently served as vice president of Human Resources Strategic Business Partnerships where she was responsible for the development and facilitation of the Human Resources divisional strategy, enterprise change management to support strategic transactions and provided strategic workforce consultation to the company’s divisional senior leadership. Hume joined the company in 2010. 

“I am incredibly proud to take on this exciting and challenging role with oversight of three strategic functions – enterprise risk management, corporate strategy, and corporate development,” says Hume. “I hope to help our organization generate lasting growth while maintaining our market-winning position in the industry and am even more proud that I get to lead these functions at a mission-based, local health plan that is committed to helping our communities.”

Hume just completed the Executive Education Program at the Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology and has a M.A., in Journalism from the S.I Newhouse School of Public Communication at Syracuse University and her B.A. from University of Rochester. She has been a volunteer or board member for several local organizations including Flower City Arts Center, Lollypop Farm, PUSH Physical Theatre and Writers & Books. Hume recently presented at DisruptHR and is a former Technology Woman of the Year nominee from Digital Rochester. 

Hume and her husband reside in Brighton. 

Contact:
Lynn Wesley, (585) 469-2995, lynn.wesley@excellus.com


Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, is a nonprofit health plan with 1.5 million upstate New York members. The company's mission is to help people live healthier and more secure lives through access to high-quality, affordable health care. Its products and services include cost-saving prescription drug discounts, wellness tracking tools and access to telemedicine. With about 4,500 employees, the company is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce to foster innovation and better serve its members. It also encourages employees to engage in their communities by providing paid volunteer time off as one of many benefits. To learn more, visit ExcellusBCBS.com.

 

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