Dennis Matheis

President and Chief Executive Officer
Sentara Health

Dennis has spent over 30 years in senior leadership roles within the healthcare industry, previously serving as Executive Vice President of Sentara Healthcare and President of Sentara Health Plans before transitioning to President & Chief Executive Officer. During his nearly five-year tenure as President of SHP, Mr. Matheis led the largest health plan acquisition in Sentara’s history, resulting in more than 400,000 new health plan members and nearly 1,300 employees joining the organization.

Prior to joining Sentara, Mr. Matheis spent 13 years in leadership roles at Anthem, Inc. He served as President of Anthem’s Central Region and Exchanges encompassing six states and representing $12 billion in annual revenue. Under his leadership, Anthem’s Central Region achieved significant membership growth and strong financial results. Previously, he served in senior leadership roles at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri, CIGNA Healthcare and Humana Health Plan, as well as Advocate Health Care in Chicago.

Matheis serves as Co-Chair of the Hampton Roads Executive Roundtable. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC), American Hospital Association (AHA) National Provider Network Task Force, Lucid Diagnostics and DarioHealth. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) as well as on the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Revenue Estimates (GACRE).

Mr. Matheis earned his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Kentucky and practiced as a Certified Public Accountant before entering the healthcare industry.