Reverend Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake is President of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation. In this role, she directs strategic, programmatic and operational efforts to fulfill the Foundation’s mission to lead sustainable solutions that improve the health and wellness of communities. While overseeing its grant-making work, Dr. Marshall-Blake steered the Foundation to its position as a collaborator, innovator, convener of diverse organizations, and thought leader in addressing emerging health needs in Southeastern Pennsylvania. In addition to leading the Foundation, she serves on 25 nonprofit boards and committees of local, state, and national organizations, including the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association – Corporate Responsibility Committee, Pennsylvania Conference for Women, the Urban Affairs Coalition, and the Urban League of Philadelphia.

Dr. Marshall-Blake’s leadership and community service has been recognized by the NACCP, Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania, The Philadelphia Tribune, and the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. She is a recipient of the Philadelphia Region’s Leaders Award from The Philadelphia Tribune and the Health Care Innovator Award from the Philadelphia Business Journal. Devoted to her church and community, she serves as an associate minister at the Vine Memorial Baptist Church in Philadelphia. In addition, she is affiliated with more than 30 professional and civic organizations, including the Anti-Defamation League and the United Negro College Fund, and is the 28th President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Omega Omega Chapter.

Dr. Marshall-Blake holds a Bachelor’s degree in Human Services from Antioch College, a Master’s in Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania and an honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Albright College. She is an Honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and was appointed to the National Advisory Council on Nursing Education and Practice in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.