About
OUR VISION
A society where neither race nor poverty determines health or overall life outcomes. Black Directors Health Equity Agenda (BDHEA) envisions continuous, effective effort and action on eliminating disparities among Black people, where inequities have been the most persistent despite significant efforts by an array of interested parties over many years. We are trusted conveners, educators and translators of the data that represents and impacts Black communities.
OUR MISSION
Comprised mostly of directors from organizations committed to health and wellness, the BDHEA seeks to use our unique platform to advance work in ways that are likely to result in long-term, sustainable reductions in health disparities. To achieve this, we will:
- Articulate the business case for addressing the health disparities that impact Black people and other communities of color,
- Foster increased collaboration among top health systems to share best practices and synergies,
- Ensure equitable access to care (with a focus, most immediately, on vaccine education and delivery), and
- Address social determinants of health including housing, food insecurity, education and employment, through meaningful, yet practical programs while advocating for policies that can have a long-term, positive impact.
OUR TEAM

Founding Member
Managing Director
Posterity Capital Group

Founding Member, Board Member
Former U.S. Surgeon General

Founding Member
Senior Director
Pfizer, Inc.

Founding Member
President and CEO
Urban League of Hampton Roads

Founding Member
Board Member
Advocate Aurora Health

Founding Member
Chief Diversity Officer
CommonSpirit Health

Founding Member
President and CEO
National Newspaper Publishers Association

Founding Member, Board Member
CEO & Principal Advisor
The Bradley Coar Group, LLC

Executive Sponsor, Board Member
Chairman
The Leverage Network

Founding Member
Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
Advocate Aurora Health

Executive Sponsor, Board Member
Chairman Emeritus
Quarles & Brady LLP

Founding Member
CEO
The Health Management Academy

Founding Member
President and CEO
The Specialized Packaging Group

Founding Member
Board Member
UnitedHealth Group

Founding Member
Angel Investor

Founding Member
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs & Co.

Founding Member
Assistant Secretary for the Board
Attorney
Quarles & Brady LLP

Founding Member
Founder
myowndoctor

Deborah Phillips
Executive Director
Founding Member
Black Director’s Health Equity Agenda (BDHEA)
Senior Advisor
Gray Matter Analytics

Founding Member
Executive Director
Times UP Healthcare

Founding Member
Board Member
Bon Secours Mercy Health

Executive Sponsor, Board Member
Founder and President
Higher Education Advocates, LLC

Founding Member
Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees
Xavier University of Louisiana

Michael Robinson
Founding Member, Board Member
Vice President North America, Healthcare
VMware, Inc.

Founding Member, Board Member
SVP, Corporate Controller, Chief Accounting Officer
Kaiser Permanente

Founding Member, Board Member
Managing Director
JW Healthcare Insights

Founding Member
Founding Partner
Pharos Capital Group, LLC
OUR PARTNERS










BDHEA is a registered 501(c)(3) organization.
© 2020 Black Directors Health Equity Agenda.
All rights reserved.
CONTACT US
Black Directors Health Equity Agenda, Inc.
c/o Lana Hertel, Executive Assistant to the Board of Directors
332 S. Michigan Avenue 9th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
info@bdhea.org