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Edward McCallister

Edward McCallister is the chief information officer for UPMC Health Plan. Mr. McCallister has more than 20 years of experience in the technology and information services industry. For 12 years he worked for Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield in Pittsburgh where he held a variety of management positions in business and in information technology. He has also worked for Electronic Data Systems (EDS) of Plano, Texas.

As CIO, McCallister helped develop and implement the core technological solutions that saw the Health Plan become one of the nation’s fastest-growing HMOs. He led the transition from outsourced solutions to in-house development, allowing for multiple integration opportunities. He implemented new solutions by utilizing emerging technologies and leveraging the Health Plan’s relationship with providers to help it become one of the nation’s leading integrated delivery systems. He has presented at many national conferences and has been both published and featured in a number of national insurance and technical journals.

Mr. McCallister holds a BS degree in Business Administration from St. Francis University in Loretto, Pa.

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