Michele Courton Brown
InvestorAdvisory Board; VP of Business Development, Blue Cross Blue Shield at Zeal Capital Partners
Greater Boston
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About
Michele Courton Brown serves as Chief Business Inclusion and Belonging Officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, where she leads inclusion initiatives and chairs the Inclusion and Belonging Council. In this role, she develops strategies focused on health equity and supports underrepresented entrepreneurs through the Health Equity Business Accelerator Program. Her background includes experience at Quality Interactions in areas including strategic partnerships, workshop facilitation, and marketing communications.
Experience
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of MassachusettsChief Business Inclusion and Belonging Officercurrent2024 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of MassachusettsVice President of Corporate Development and Managing Director of Zaffre Investments2020 — 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Quality Interactions, Inc.Executive Board Membercurrent2020 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Quality Interactions, Inc.Chief Executive Officer2014 — 2020Cambridge, MA
- YouthBuild USAChair of The Board of Directors2022 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Health Resources in ActionChair of The Board of Directors2019 — 2024Boston, MA
- The Efficacy InstituteChief Operating Officer2009 — 2013Waltham, MA
- Bank of AmericaSenior Vice President2004 — 2009Boston, MA
- Fleet BankPresident, FleetBoston Financial Foundation1999 — 2003Boston, MA
Skills & more
Program Development17Policy61Public Speaking99Philanthropy56Program Management99Staff Development47Community Outreach51Workshop Facilitation30Leadership61Public Relations23Strategy34Grant Writing24
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Community DevelopmentGrantsTrainingEntrepreneurshipCoachingBudgetsTeam BuildingMarketingEvent ManagementChange ManagementTeachingManagement- Building a High Performing Business — Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth
From Michele's professional profile.
Colleagues at Zeal Capital Partners
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SV2 Board Member at Silicon Valley
Adam Smith
Associate at Zeal Capital Partners
Alex Alonso
Advisory Board; Chief Knowledge Officer, SHRM at Zeal Capital Partners
Bianca Phillip
Associate, Pre-seed Vehicle at Zeal Capital Partners
Cecilia Gonzalo
Partner at Oberland Capital
David Dubinsky
Chief Financial Officer at Oberland Capital
Jennifer Tescher
Advisory Board; Founder & CEO, Financial Health Network at Zeal Capital Partners
Lara Metcalf
Chief Portfolio Officer and Member, Operating Committee at The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michele Courton Brown?
- Michele Courton Brown serves as Chief Business Inclusion and Belonging Officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, where she leads inclusion initiatives and chairs the Inclusion and Belonging Council. In this role, she develops strategies focused on health equity and supports underrepresented entrepreneurs through the Health Equity Business Accelerator Program. Her background includes experience at Quality Interactions in areas including strategic partnerships, workshop facilitation, and marketing communications.
- Where does Michele Courton Brown work?
- Michele Courton Brown is Advisory Board; VP of Business Development, Blue Cross Blue Shield at Zeal Capital Partners.
- Where did Michele Courton Brown go to school?
- Michele Courton Brown studied at Harvard Business School Executive Education (Advanced Management Program); Boston University (BA, Economics and Urban Studies); The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (Executive Education).
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