In honor of Women’s History Month, we are taking a moment to celebrate what makes Blue Cross a great place to work.

Since Blue Cross’ founding in 1933, women have held important roles throughout the organization. Over the course of nine decades, representation of women in our workforce has increased greatly. Today, Blue Cross proudly boasts a majority woman workforce, exceeding the national average of 56 percent as reported by data the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (source).

Currently, two in three Blue Cross people leaders— those who serve in a managerial capacity— are women. This trend extends to our executive leadership team, where the majority of roles are held by women, including our president and CEO Dana Erickson.

Erickson made Blue Cross history as our first woman president and CEO, being promoted to the role from senior vice president in 2021. (The gender barrier was initially broken sixteen years earlier in 2005, when Colleen Reitan was promoted to company president, reporting to the CEO.)

In 2022, Erickson was named a Health Care Hero by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal for advocating for collaboration across all areas of health care and for her efforts in the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, she serves as board chair for the Minnesota Council of Health Plans— where five of the six non-profit member companies are led by women.

Diversity at Blue Cross extends beyond gender, with 19 percent of woman associates being persons of color. Their perspectives and life experiences empower Blue Cross to more accurately reflect the makeup of our membership and ensure that everyone is able to receive affordable, high-quality care where they are and when they need it.

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