Rubén José King-Shaw Ir joined Steward Health Care System in June of 2018 as Chief Strategy Ofiicer. He was named President of Steward Health Care Network (SHCN) in October of that year. SHCN manages risk-bearing Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in 11 states, operated Medicaid and D-SNP MCOs in Arizona and Utah and has a population health MSO in Needham (Boston) MA. The company deploys tech-enabled services that support high-quality clinical outcomes and optimize total medical expense. In 2019, Rubén led a team of operators, clinicians, attomeys, technologists and finance executives through a 12 -month process to turn around Steward's Arizona health plan (Steward Health Choice Arizona) culminating in its sale to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona at a record high valuation. Currently, Rubén leads Steward's growth and innovation strategies, including managed care and direct-to-employer contracting as well as selective, divestitures, mergers and acquisitions. He is also Chairman of Steward's offshore captive insurance company, TRACO International, which is domiciled in the Republic of Panama where Rubén is a native citizen. Prior to joining the executive management team Rubén served as a member of Steward Health Care System's board of directors since its inception in 2010. He was reappointed to the board in 2022. Rubén is the former Lead Director at Athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN) during its IPO in 2007, and served on the board of directors at Cotiviti Holdings (NYSE: COTV). In 2018, Athenahealth was first sold to Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital for 5.7 Billion. On September 26, 2021, Hellman & Friedman and Bain Capital acquired it for 17 Billion. Rubén served as Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from 2001 to 2003 during the administration of President George W. Bush. He was also a senior advisor to the Secretary of the U.S. In 2011, Rubén was appointed to the Obama Administration's Program Advisory and Oversight Committee to monitor and provide guidance to Medicare's value-based purchasing program and Obama Care. Under Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Rubén was the Secretary of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. (Secretary of Health for the State of Florida). Ruben is a Trustee Emeritus of Corne University and a member of the Board of Fellows for Weil Cornell Medicine. Ruben is also a former member of the Board of Trustees of Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN. Ruben was awarded his B.S. from Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations with a specialty in Labor Economics in 1983. Subsequently, he earned his Master of International Business at Chapman Graduate School of Business at Florida international University in Miami, Florida and Madrid, Spain. He holds also a Master in Health Services Administration also from Florida International University and he completed the post graduate program in corporate governance at the Harvard Business School.