Michael A. Rashid, who was appointed Commerce Director by Mayor Kenney in November 2020, comes to the City with decades of experience in the private sector—having dedicated his career to ensuring that those most in need have access to health care. While serving as CEO of Total Health Care in Baltimore, one of the nation’s first managed care plans, he helped pioneer the managed care industry. He also held numerous leadership positions prior to becoming President and CEO of AmeriHealth Caritas, a national leader in Medicaid managed care and other healthcare solutions, in 2010. Under Rashid’s leadership, the company doubled the size and scope of its full-risk Medicaid health business and expanded its employee base from 2,400 to approximately 4,000. From 2013 to 2015, he served on the Obama Administration’s National Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities.