Brennan Holmes

Chief Network Strategy Officer

Brennan Holmes serves as Chief Network Strategy Officer, where he oversees contracting strategy, network management, and provider relations. With two decades of healthcare leadership experience, he's committed to developing data-driven contracting strategies and collaborating with hospitals and providers to make healthcare more affordable for Vermonters.  

Before joining Blue Cross VT, Mr. Holmes served as Executive Director at Beth Israel Lahey Health Performance Network, a clinically integrated network of providers, including 14 hospitals in eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. He worked with health plan leaders and guided his team through complex provider and payer relationships to support and improve access to high-quality, patient-centered healthcare for 1.3 million patients.  

Previously, he was Manager of Payer Strategy and Contracting at Mass General Brigham, a world-class research hospital administering care to over 2 million patients each year. He was responsible for the performance of key managed care relationships, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, as well as all programs, including Medicare replacement, out-of-state Medicaid, and commercial insurance, with a special focus on transplant services and international payers.

Mr. Holmes holds a Master of Public Administration, with Honors, from Northeastern University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Philosophy from Suffolk University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.  

Passionate about community, Mr. Holmes has served on his local school board and budget committee and coached youth soccer teams. Outside of his professional life, he enjoys hiking, cycling, winter mountaineering, and spending time with his wife and three children.