Derek J. Robinson is Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for BCBSIL.
In this role, Robinson provides clinical leadership and strategic oversight to help ensure effective and efficient delivery of quality medical care to more than 8 million health plan members.
Previously, he served as Vice President, Enterprise Quality and Accreditation at Health Care Service Corporation. During his tenure, he was responsible for quality improvement and accreditation operations across multiple line of business and developed the corporate health equity strategy.
Before joining HCSC, Robinson was the first physician member of the executive leadership team at the Illinois Health and Hospital Association where he led efforts to improve healthcare quality and safety for patients across Illinois. He previously served as the region five chief medical officer for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Robinson is clinically active and a diplomat of the American Board Emergency Medicine. He serves as Vice Chairman of the board of trustees at Xavier University of Louisiana.
Robinson is a graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana, Howard University College of Medicine, and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
