Speaker's Profile

Rachel Kotok Goldberg is the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships & Product Innovation for NovaWell. Rachel received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was a Hillman Scholar. Rachel is a registered nurse and started her clinical career as a labor & delivery nurse at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.

NovaWell is behavioral health reimagined and was born out of the success of Horizon Healthcare Services's behavioral health program. Led by the team that drove transformation at Horizon, including Rachel, NovaWell aims to help other health plans achieve similar results.

Rachel has designed and driven the creation of NovaConnect – an innovative and strategic approach to ensure members have access to a robust suite of evidence-based services, ranging from brain health/wellness to SMI. In October 2021, Rachel was named one of thirteen Emerging Leaders in the United States by Managed Healthcare Executive Magazine for her innovative work at New Jersey’s largest health insurer.