PROFILES Lori A. Roth National Managing Partner, Prager Metis Gary D. St. Hilaire President and CEO, Horizon BCBSNJ Lori A. Roth serves as national manag-ing partner of Prager Metis. In this role, Roth oversees the day-to-day operations for the entire rm and provides guidance to each o ce managing partner and service line leader. As a member of the rm’s leadership team, she holds a key role in developing rm strategic goals and policies, monitoring performance, and driving business growth. She empowers the teams in each o ce to achieve organizational goals while maintaining an environment that is exible, trans-parent and diverse, in keeping with the rm’s credo. Roth is a member of the AICPA and NJCPA and holds Board positions at Unchained at Last and NJBIA. Additionally, she serves as Gala Chairperson for Cancer Hope Network. On Business Strategy: Continue to create an environment of communication that empowers leaders to focus on the health and well-being of the state’s businesses and residents. e greatest success comes when you inspire and encourage those around you to grow and perform at their highest levels. Gary D. St. Hilaire is president and CEO of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, the region’s leading health solutions company. For over 30 years, St. Hilaire has worked as a healthcare executive, entre-preneur and nancial leader with experience in strategy, start-up operations, and business turnarounds. Prior to joining Horizon, he led the transformation of Capital Blue Cross into a nation-ally diversi ed family of companies, stressing the importance of leadership and corporate citizenship while driving innovation with patient-focused care models, growth in ancillary services, and leading-edge data analytics. On COVID-19: Keeping our promise to be there for our mem-bers when they need us most required swift action during an unprecedented pandemic. Examples include: moving 5,500 employees to work from home overnight, removing barriers to telemedicine, acquiring and donating desperately needed PPE, and providing philanthropic and volunteer support to communities across our state. Michael J. Smith President, Berkeley College Cheers to our ought Leaders. New Jersey is fortunate to have such dynamic business leaders as those that we are pro ling this month and in January. eir tireless e orts, As president of Berkeley College since 2015, Michael J. Smith embodies the college’s chief principle, “ e Student Always Comes First,” with his emphasis on student lifelong success. He pr eviously held key leadership positions at Berkeley, including senior vice president, nance, and chief nancial o cer of BES Inc., the corporate o ce of Berkeley College. Smith was treasurer for the Berkeley College Board of Trustees. He is a Certi ed Public Accountant and a Chartered Financial Analyst. Smith is a member of the New Jersey Higher Education Restart Advisory Group and has served on evaluation teams for the Middle State Commission on Higher Education. O the Grid Advice: Downtime is important because it helps rejuvenate your mind, spirit and mental health. Getting “o the grid,” is di cult for many individuals, with unprecedented demands placed on parents and caregivers. Taking planned times to merely breathe daily is an important way to regenerate. I meditate daily and it truly calms the mind and supports your overall well-being. especially in a COVID world, are to be commended. Having the opportunity to bring these leaders together with our policy makers has helped to break down barriers, form relationships and move the needle on polices that are important to New Jersey’s business community and economy. — Michele N. Siekerka, Esq., NJBIA President and CEO 32 December 2020
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