– USA, NY – Oscar Health, Inc. (NYSE: OSCR), the health insurance company built, today announced the appointments of Bill Gassen and Laura Lang to its Board of Directors, effective December 7, 2022.
“Oscar has strategically curated its Board membership to include individuals with a diverse range of skills and perspectives. We believe that Bill and Laura’s extensive talents and leadership experiences will complement those of the existing members and that their guidance will be critical as we usher in Oscar’s next phase of growth and evolution,” said Board Chairman, Jeff Boyd.
CEO and Co-Founder, Mario Schlosser added, “We are thrilled to welcome Bill and Laura to Oscar’s Board of Directors, Their collective experience across industries will bring invaluable expertise to our Board and will help support Oscar as we continue our work to transform the healthcare industry and push forward our mission to make a healthier life affordable and accessible for all.”
Laura Lang has also joined the Compensation Committee as Chair, while Bill Gassen joined the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee as a member.
About Bill Gassen
Bill Gassen has served as president and CEO of Sanford Health, an integrated health system serving communities across the upper Midwest since November 2020, and is an ex officio member of Sanford Health’s Board of Trustees. In addition, he served in several leadership roles for Sanford Health over ten years including CAO, CHRO, and Corporate Counsel. Mr. Gassen is a former healthcare litigator and current member of the State Bar of South Dakota. He serves on the Health Systems Committee of the American Hospital Association and is a member of the Healthcare Institute.
Bill holds a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in criminal justice and religious studies, and a Juris Doctor from the University of South Dakota.
About Laura Lang
Laura Lang has served as the Managing Director of Narragansett Ventures, LLC, a strategic advisory firm focused on digital business transformation and growth investing, since January 2014. Since November 2018, Ms. Lang has also served as an adviser to L Catterton. Ms. Lang was CEO of Time Inc., one of the largest branded media companies in the world, until 2013. From 2008 until she joined Time Inc. in 2012, Ms. Lang was CEO of Digitas Inc., a global marketing and technology agency and unit of Publicis Groupe S.A. In addition, she headed the company’s pure-play digital agencies, including Razorfish, Big Fuel, Denuo, and Phonevalley. Ms. Lang currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and the Talent and Compensation and Finance committees of V. F. Corporation, an international apparel and footwear company. She also serves on the Board of Directors and the Compensation and Audit committees of Vroom Inc, an e-commerce auto retailer. She previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of Care.com Inc., Nutrisystem, Inc., and Benchmark Electronics, Inc.
Laura Lang holds a Bachelor of Arts from Tufts University, majoring in political science, and a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
About Oscar Health
Oscar Health, Inc. is the first health insurance company built around a full-stack technology platform and a relentless focus on serving its members. At Oscar, our mission is to make a healthier life accessible and affordable for all. Headquartered in New York City, Oscar has been challenging the healthcare system’s status quo since our founding in 2012. The company’s member-first philosophy and innovative approach to care have earned us the trust of over one million members as of September 30, 2022. We offer Individual & Family, Small Group and Medicare Advantage plans, and +Oscar, our full stack technology platform, to others within the provider and payor space. Our vision is to refactor health care to make good care cost less. Refactor is a term used in software engineering that means to improve the design, structure, and implementation of the software while preserving its functionality. At Oscar, we take this definition a step further. We strengthen our members’ experience by building trust through deep engagement, personalized guidance, and rapid iteration.
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