America’s Health Insurance Plans announced that Matthew D. “Matt” Eyles, currently senior executive vice president and chief operating officer, was named the new president and chief executive officer, effective June 1, 2018.
Eyles will replace current President and CEO Marilyn B. Tavenner, who plans to step down at that time.
Eyles joined AHIP in 2015 from Avalere Health, where he served as executive vice president.
Prior to that, Eyles served as vice president of public affairs and policy at Coventry Health Care, Inc. (now Aetna) from 2009-2013 and served as vice president of corporate public policy at Wyeth (now Pfizer) from 2008-2009.
Eyles began his career on Capitol Hill in 1994 at the Congressional Budget Office working as a healthcare analyst.