Joe Frick Board Vice Chair, Independence Health Group

Joe Frick is currently Board Vice Chair of Independence Health Group, chairs the Strategic Initiatives Committee, and is an Executive Committee member and DEI committee member of the Independence Blue Cross Board of Directors. Prior to this role, Joe joined the Diversified Search Group in May 2011 and held the role of Executive Vice Chair until October 2016. During his tenure, he provided advisory services to CEOs and conducted senior executive and corporate board searches for a range of clients in Business, Education, and Healthcare. He has also been actively engaged in the firm’s business strategy, branding, and expansion initiatives.

Prior to joining Diversified, he served as President & CEO of Independence Blue Cross. Joe also served from 2013 to 2021 as a Director and Compensation Committee Chair for two publicly-traded companies in the health care sector: Triple-S Management Corporation (NYSE: GTS) and BioTelemetry, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAT).

As CEO of Independence Blue Cross, he spearheaded the creation of IBC 2010, a long-term strategic plan for the company. He formed a new senior leadership team and launched key initiatives to achieve the Company’s goals. Under his leadership, IBC enhanced its standing as a trusted and respected corporate leader in the Philadelphia community. Prior to becoming CEO in 2005, Joe served as Independence Blue Cross’s Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Administration. In this capacity, he was responsible for corporate planning and business development, human resources, and administrative services.

Before joining Independence Blue Cross in 1993, Joe was Vice President of Human Resources at Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. (PNI), which published The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News. He joined PNI in 1987.

Early in his career, he worked for Westinghouse Electric Corporation, holding a variety of managerial positions in operations, administration, and human resources.

Joe is an NACD Board Leadership Fellow, and a member of the Colorectal Cancer Alliance and CEOs Against Cancer. 

Joe earned his BA, Liberal Arts from the University of Notre Dame, and his MBA, Management from Loyola University in Maryland. 

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