Advisory Board

Guided by Health Plan Leaders with Decades of Experience

Our advisors bring decades of operating experience, actuarial depth, and health plan leadership — validating our platform direction from the inside out.

Their collective expertise spans:

Collective expertise of HealthWorksAI advisors: Actuarial Science, Health Plan Operations, Benefit Design, Stars & Quality, Data Science, Market Expansion Strategy, and CMS Compliance.
Brad Hunt, Healthcare Strategy Advisor at HealthWorksAI

Brad Hunt

Market Expansion Strategy

Brad is a seasoned healthcare executive with over three decades of leadership experience across UnitedHealthcare and Optum. His career includes serving as Chief Marketing Officer at UnitedHealthcare and Chief Executive Officer at OptumRx Home Delivery Pharmacy, where he drove consumer acquisition, member engagement, and enterprise transformation across Medicare Advantage and ACA plans. At HealthWorksAI, Brad advises on payer growth strategy and how intelligent analytics can translate into measurable member outcomes.

Jennifer Mauro, Healthcare Strategy Advisor at HealthWorksAI

Jennifer Mauro

Benefit Design

Jennifer is a seasoned healthcare executive and product strategist with deep expertise across Medicare and Medicaid programs, including SNP, MMP, ACA, and EGWP. Her career spans leadership roles at Gold Kidney Health Plan, Blue KC, Molina Healthcare, Centene, and WellCare, where she led large-scale product transformations, data platform modernization, and complex operational integrations. At HealthWorksAI, Jennifer advises in designing smarter products, managing risk, and navigating an increasingly demanding regulatory landscape.

Puneet Budhiraja

Actuarial Science

Puneet is a healthcare actuary and entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience across insurance carriers and consulting firms. He served as Chief Actuary and SVP at CDPHP, overseeing rate filings and value-based care initiatives, and held actuarial roles at Cigna Healthcare and Milliman. He founded Humbi AI, an actuarial intelligence company recently acquired by Innovaccer, and is a graduate of the AHIP Executive Leadership Program. At HealthWorksAI, Puneet advises on actuarial strategy, risk management, and how analytics can sharpen bid-season decision-making.

Matt Feret, Healthcare Strategy Advisor at HealthWorksAI

Matt Feret

Health Plan Operations

Matt is a nationally recognized healthcare and insurance leader with over 25 years of experience spanning Medicare Advantage, commercial group, ACA, and supplemental markets. He has held executive leadership roles including Chief Sales Officer, COO, and EVP of Sales, overseeing national revenue growth, P&L management, and distribution transformation. He is the author of two Amazon best-sellers on Medicare and Social Security, and hosts The Matt Feret Show, a podcast on retirement and financial wellness. At HealthWorksAI, Matt supports product roadmap refinement and market alignment.

Zach Kosky, Healthcare Strategy Advisor at HealthWorksAI

Zach Kosky

Health Plan Operations

Zach Kosky is a healthcare executive with deep operational and financial leadership across government health programs. He previously served as MA Market President at Humana, overseeing 275,000 lives across Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico, and held VP of Operations roles where he grew membership and margin at a CAGR of over 15%. He most recently served as CFO at Gold Kidney Health Plan before joining Kaiser Permanente as CFO. At HealthWorksAI, Zach brings hands-on payer operating experience to product strategy and market alignment.”