Full Name
Acting Director Ann Gillespie
Job Title
Acting Director
Company
Illinois Department of Insurance
Speaker Bio
Ann Gillespie, Acting Director of the Illinois Department of Insurance, is a former Illinois State Senator with extensive experience in managed health care and insurance.
She sponsored legislation for the new State-Based Marketplace (SBM) which Governor Pritzker signed into law last summer. The SBM will operate within the Illinois Department of Insurance, enrolling Illinoisans in health plans beginning November 1, 2025.
During her tenure as a State Senator, Gillespie championed health care and insurance reforms. She served as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee for Health and Human Services, Chair of the Medicaid Working Group, and was a member of the Senate Insurance Committee.
Previously, Gillespie practiced health care law, served as Chair of the Illinois HMO Guaranty Association, and consulted with state insurance departments managing HMOs in receivership.
Gillespie held several leadership roles in the health care industry, including at CVS/Caremark. She was Vice President, Member Communications Operations, and prior to that, she was Vice President, Operations Member Experience, leading the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) enterprise team and overseeing the member experience.
Gillespie is a Six Sigma Black Belt with expertise leading teams in health insurance operations process improvement and holds a J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
She sponsored legislation for the new State-Based Marketplace (SBM) which Governor Pritzker signed into law last summer. The SBM will operate within the Illinois Department of Insurance, enrolling Illinoisans in health plans beginning November 1, 2025.
During her tenure as a State Senator, Gillespie championed health care and insurance reforms. She served as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee for Health and Human Services, Chair of the Medicaid Working Group, and was a member of the Senate Insurance Committee.
Previously, Gillespie practiced health care law, served as Chair of the Illinois HMO Guaranty Association, and consulted with state insurance departments managing HMOs in receivership.
Gillespie held several leadership roles in the health care industry, including at CVS/Caremark. She was Vice President, Member Communications Operations, and prior to that, she was Vice President, Operations Member Experience, leading the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) enterprise team and overseeing the member experience.
Gillespie is a Six Sigma Black Belt with expertise leading teams in health insurance operations process improvement and holds a J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.
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