Full Name
Cheryl Pegus
Job Title
Managing Director
Company
Morgan Health
Speaker Bio
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Dr. Cheryl Pegus is Managing Director at Morgan Health. She previously served as Executive Vice President of Health & Wellness at Walmart, leading the company’s health care businesses. She has been consistently recognized as one of the country’s most influential health care leaders and clinical executives.
Dr. Pegus has more than 25 years of experience across the health sector. Prior to joining Walmart, Dr. Pegus served as President of Consumer Solutions and Chief Medical Officer for Cambia Health Solutions, where she was responsible for pharmacy services, including pharmacy benefit management across the enterprise; provider and network management; clinical services and cost stewardship; behavioral health and medical management; and new product development, including leading and expanding Cambia’s consumer solutions platform.
She also served as the first Chief Medical Officer at Walgreens and previously held roles at Pfizer, where she focused on the development of clinical protocols and early disease management programs, and Aetna, where her work supported a focus on wellness, women's health, health equity initiatives, and predictive analytics. She began her career in private practice as a cardiologist and previously served as board chair for the Association of Black Cardiologists.
In addition to her role at Morgan Health, Dr. Pegus serves on the boards of the American Heart Association, the Alice Walton School of Medicine, and Kindbody, and is Co-Chair of the Atria Academy of Science and Medicine. She is an investor in a number of healthcare companies including the digital in-home innovator, QurateHealth.
Dr. Pegus received her bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University and her medical doctorate from Weill Cornell Medical College. She received her master’s degree in Public Health from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
Dr. Cheryl Pegus is Managing Director at Morgan Health. She previously served as Executive Vice President of Health & Wellness at Walmart, leading the company’s health care businesses. She has been consistently recognized as one of the country’s most influential health care leaders and clinical executives.
Dr. Pegus has more than 25 years of experience across the health sector. Prior to joining Walmart, Dr. Pegus served as President of Consumer Solutions and Chief Medical Officer for Cambia Health Solutions, where she was responsible for pharmacy services, including pharmacy benefit management across the enterprise; provider and network management; clinical services and cost stewardship; behavioral health and medical management; and new product development, including leading and expanding Cambia’s consumer solutions platform.
She also served as the first Chief Medical Officer at Walgreens and previously held roles at Pfizer, where she focused on the development of clinical protocols and early disease management programs, and Aetna, where her work supported a focus on wellness, women's health, health equity initiatives, and predictive analytics. She began her career in private practice as a cardiologist and previously served as board chair for the Association of Black Cardiologists.
In addition to her role at Morgan Health, Dr. Pegus serves on the boards of the American Heart Association, the Alice Walton School of Medicine, and Kindbody, and is Co-Chair of the Atria Academy of Science and Medicine. She is an investor in a number of healthcare companies including the digital in-home innovator, QurateHealth.
Dr. Pegus received her bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University and her medical doctorate from Weill Cornell Medical College. She received her master’s degree in Public Health from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
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