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Quincy Miller, vice chairman and president of Eastern Bank, has been elected to the board of directors of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
“Quincy brings impressive leadership experience from an industry that is experiencing some of the same trends as ours around digital disruption and a focus on the customer experience,” Phyllis Yale, board chair of Blue Cross Blue Shield, said in a statement. “We are delighted that he will help our board guide Blue Cross in the relentless pursuit of quality, affordable health care with an unparalleled consumer experience.”
The company’s board helps set strategy and overall direction within a highly competitive and heavily regulated business environment. Board members bring to the company unique knowledge and experiences as well as the perspective of employers, labor, community and health care leaders, and other stakeholders.
Blue Cross recruits from a select pool of highly qualified candidates and is committed to attracting and retaining highly qualified directors with significant business acumen and leadership capabilities as well as diverse experiences and backgrounds. Women and people of color comprise nearly 60 percent of the board.
“Quincy shares our company’s commitment to serving the communities where we live and work,” Andrew Dreyfus, president and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, said in a statement. “That commitment, along with his dedication to diversity and inclusion, will be invaluable to ensuring Blue Cross remains the plan of choice in Massachusetts.”
As vice chairman and president of Eastern Bank, Miller focuses on helping lead the overall strategic direction of Eastern Bank.
Miller began his career in banking more than 20 years ago. Previously, he was president of Citizens Bank of Massachusetts and president of Citizens’ business banking division.
He has been recognized in the community as an inaugural member of the GK100’s “most influential people of color in Boston” by Get Konnected, and has received numerous leadership awards from the Central Pennsylvania, Cleveland and Boston Business Journals.
Miller currently serves on the board of directors of The Boys and Girls Club of Boston, The Greater Boston Food Bank, Bottom Line, The Alliance for Business Leadership and The Greater Boston YMCA Board of Overseers. He is also a board emeritus member of The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts and is a C-suite member of The Partnership.
