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Seasoned leader brings rare carrier-to-digital-health perspective to strengthen employer partnerships
San Francisco, California – July 7, 2026 — Collective Health, the leading independent third-party administrator (TPA) and Care Navigator uniting administration, cost management, and care, today announced the appointment of Ted Holden, as Vice President of Client Success. In this role, Holden will lead the team responsible for delivering an exceptional experience to Collective Health’s self-funded employer clients, drawing on more than 35 years of expertise across the health benefits ecosystem, from traditional carriers to digital health innovators to Collective Health’s independent TPA model.”Employers are under enormous pressure right now, and they need a partner who understands the complexity of this market from every angle,” said Kaushik Bhaumik, Chief Revenue Officer at Collective Health. Ted has spent his career building deep relationships across the healthcare ecosystem, and many of us at Collective Health already know him as a trusted collaborator and champion for client value. I couldn’t be more excited to welcome him to the team at this pivotal moment of growth.”
“I’ve spent my career on the carrier side, the digital health side, and everywhere in between, and what Collective Health has built is genuinely different,” said Ted Holden, VP of Client Success at Collective Health. “One unified foundation that brings together administration, cost management, and care navigation, with incentives aligned with employers. I’m excited to help our clients understand what’s possible and make sure they’re getting every ounce of value from it.”
Most recently, Holden served as Head of Strategic Partnerships & Network Strategy at Noom. Prior to that, he was Chief Growth Officer at Catapult Health, and Vice President of National Accounts & Commercial Markets at Wondr Health. Earlier in his career, Holden spent nearly 22 years at BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, where he held multiple vice president roles across national accounts, government accounts, and sales and client management. He has served on several volunteer and advisory boards, including six years as a board member and one year as President of the Southwest Benefits Association, and several years on the University of Texas at Dallas Business School Advisory Board. Holden is based in Plano, Texas.
About Collective Health
Collective Health is the leading independent third party administrator (TPA) that brings together plan administration, cost management, and taking great care of your people—all in one place. Conventional wisdom in health benefits says you must choose: better or safe. Collective Health allows you to have both.
For self-funded employers, Collective Health provides a unified foundation with Collective TPA™, My Collective®, Care Navigation, Collective Compass®, and Partner Collective®—combining technology, clinical expertise, and a flexible partner ecosystem to simplify administration, improve decision-making, and guide members through their healthcare journeys.
Founded in 2013, Collective Health serves more than 800,000 members from organizations including Red Bull, The Wonderful Company, Boot Barn, Live Nation, Driscoll’s, Uber, and Zoom. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional locations in Plano, Texas, and Lehi, Utah.
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