Speaker's Profile

Deb Adler, is CEO of Navigator Health, a behavioral health company built to help its payer customers connect their members nationwide with evidence-based, in-network SUD providers in less than 48 hours. She has over 25 years of experience in executive leadership roles at leading healthcare companies, serving in a variety of capacities including network executive, quality management executive and as a chief operating officer. Deb began her career in healthcare quality and is a recognized leader in value-based contracting and alternative payment models. She is the Former SVP, Network and Quality at Talkspace and prior to that the Senior Vice President of Network Strategy for Optum, where she was responsible for behavioral health network development, contracting, and strategy for over 185,000 providers. In this role she developed the nation’s largest, performance-tiered behavioral health network and largest telemental health network. She was also responsible for implementing network initiatives to promote medical/behavioral integration, improve member outcomes, and reduce total cost of care through collaborative care models. Deb earned her MA in psychology and evaluation from Catholic University of America and is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ).