With nearly 40 years of experience in health care, the majority of which has been spent in leadership roles, Brian O’Grady currently serves as president and CEO of Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan, Inc. (CDPHP®), an award-winning, not-for-profit health plan serving 400,000 members in 36 counties across Upstate New York. Prior to joining CDPHP in 2014, O’Grady held several leadership roles at Highmark BlueCross BlueShield (formerly BlueShield of Northeastern New York).
In addition to his impressive career trajectory, O’Grady is a dedicated community leader, serving on the boards of numerous not-for-profit organizations, including United Way of the Greater Capital Region as a board member and past chair, the Health Information Exchange of New York (Hixny) as the current vice chair, and Southwestern Vermont Health Care as a trustee. Furthermore, he was the chair of the 2024 Heart Ball for the American Heart Association of the Capital Region.
Brian earned an MBA with an advanced certificate in health care administration from Southern New Hampshire University, as well as a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the State University of New York at Albany.