Mark B. Ganz JD

Mark B. Ganz, JD Cambia Health Solutions announced today that after 18 years CEO Mark Ganz will retire at the end of this year. Ganz leaves the company on solid financial underpinnings and well-positioned for a smooth leadership transition. Jared Short, currently president and chief operating officer, will assume the role of CEO effective January 1, 2021.

During his nearly two decades of leadership, Ganz guided Cambia and the industry to reimagine and reshape health care to be more empathetic, transparent, and economically sustainable. Notably, his bold vision led to broadening Cambia’s impact as a total health solutions company; partnering to form Echo Health Ventures; innovating the company’s health plans that serve 3.2 million members; bringing Cambia’s newest game-changing product, Journi, to market; creating the Cambia Health Foundation; and changing the national conversation around palliative care.