Former Aetna President and Providence SVP of Operations join League Advisory Board

Today we announced the addition of two new Advisory Board members. The former Aetna and Providence executives will provide strategic direction for League amid heightened demand for hyper-personalized digital member and patient experiences.  

League is pleased to welcome two accomplished business leaders:

Brigitte Nettesheim, Former President, Enterprise & National Accounts at Aetna

For more than 20 years Brigitte Nettesheim has worked at the intersection of healthcare and innovation. Most recently, Nettesheim served as President, Enterprise and National Accounts at Aetna, where she was responsible for deepening Aetna’s relationships with consumers, employers and providers, with a focus on transforming the way health care is delivered. Previously she was President of the North Central Region & Joint Venture Market, and prior to that, CEO of Aetna’s Accountable Care Solutions organization. Nettesheim earned a master’s degree in business administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and received her Bachelor of Science in economics with a minor in systems engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point. She served in the United States Army, departing with the rank of Captain.

John Milne, MD, MBA, Former SVP of Strategy and Operations at Providence 

John Milne has over 20 years of experience across a range of senior executive roles in the healthcare industry. As a former Senior Vice President of Strategy and Operations at Providence St. Joseph Health, Dr. Milne focused on the strategic intersection between clinical operations, advanced technologies and the health system’s $16 billion real estate portfolio. He led the development of several new healthcare delivery models, earning a reputation for blending advanced technologies with human centered design to lower operating costs, while optimizing the patient experience. A practicing emergency physician, Dr. Milne is passionate about cultivating health in communities.  His teams have won four Press Ganey Summit Awards and six Guardian of Excellence Awards for patient satisfaction and clinical excellence (representing the top 1% nationally).

“I am pleased to officially welcome Brigitte and John to the League Advisory Board,” said Michael Serbinis, founder and CEO of League. “Both are healthcare leaders with a passion for care delivery innovation. Their decades of experience will be invaluable in our next stage of growth.” 

The news follows League’s recent recognition in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers, 2023 and as well as Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Providers, 2023. 

About League

Founded in 2014, League is a platform technology company powering next-generation healthcare consumer experiences. Payers, providers, consumer health partners and employers build on League’s healthcare CX platform to deliver high-engagement, personalized healthcare experiences consumers love. Millions of people use solutions powered by League to access, navigate and pay for care. League recently announced a $95 million funding round led by TDM Growth Partners, backer of breakthrough platforms Square, Twilio and Slack, bringing the total funding to $220 million. League is also among Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, CB Insights’ Digital Health 150 and was named the Next Healthtech Unicorn by Accenture, among many other acknowledgements.