The 2024 Trailblazers in Health Care

Nicole Aiken-Shaban

Partner, Reed Smith

Philadelphia-area clients turn to health care regulatory attorney Nicole Aiken-Shaban to solve operational and business challenges and to close deals. Ranked in Chambers USA for Pennsylvania Healthcare for the past six years, Aiken-Shaban counsels health care providers and suppliers, private equity funds, Medicare and Medicaid managed care organizations and life sciences companies on a variety of transactional and regulatory issues. Celebrating 10 years with the firm, where she is a partner, Aiken-Shaban also serves as chair of its Women’s Initiative Network.

Donna Bailey

Chief Executive Officer, Community Behavioral Health

As CEO of Community Behavioral Health, Donna Bailey is committed to the partnerships that facilitate access to mental health services. These include a collaboration with the School District of Philadelphia on behavioral health support for all district schoolchildren as well as HAIR, a pilot program to train hairstylists on client interventions around substance use, mental health and suicide prevention. Bailey has also held leadership roles with Public Health Management Corporation, the state Department of Public Welfare and the City of Philadelphia.

Greg Baker

CEO, AffirmedRx

Pharmacist and entrepreneur Greg Baker brings decades of clinical and direct pharmacy experience to his role as CEO of AffirmedRx, the startup pharmacy benefit manager he founded in 2021. His vision is a public benefit corporation that streamlines the pharmacy experience, focusing on patient satisfaction. Baker previously held longtime pharmacy leadership roles with Premise Health and Walgreens and has taught as a pharmacy faculty member at Purdue University.

Ashis Barad

Chief Digital and Information Officer, Allegheny Health Network

As chief digital and information officer for the Allegheny Health Network, Ashis Barad believes data can transform the patient experience, making so-called virtual health more predictive and therefore proactive. Barad, a pediatric digestive specialist, brings a techie’s idealism to his role at the forefront of medical technology bolstered by a partnership between the Highmark Health division and Google Analytics. He previously headed digital analytics at Baylor Scott & White Health in Dallas, where he also served…