Shortly before the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling on the health reform law, Humana’s Mike McCallister was interviewed on CNBC about the law. After the ruling was announced, Humana issued this statement about the ruling’s impact.
Pictured from left to right: Jan Hawkins, Director of Development, Boys and Girls Clubs of Coachella Valley; Jim Ducatte, CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Coachella Valley; Virginia Kelly Judd, Executive Director of The Humana Foundation; Mike McCallister, Chairman and CEO of Humana; Terri Bona, Director of Development, Family YMCA of the Desert; Quinton Egson, Chief Professional Officer, Boys & Girls Clubs of Coachella Valley; Kristy Franklin, board member, Boys & Girls Clubs of Coachella Valley; City of LaQuinta council person
With the PGA TOUR season in full swing, the Humana Challenge golf tournament continues to make a big impact on the Coachella Valley in California, the location of the January tournament.
On Friday, April 20, Desert Classic Charities (DCC) and Humana hosted a charitable funds distribution-day event. During the program, 40 Coachella Valley not-for-profit organizations were awarded more than $2 million in charitable donations in categories like structured programs for children; rehab, social and support services; and food and shelter for the hungry, the homeless and the abused.
Mike McCallister, Chairman and CEO of Humana, and Virginia Kelly Judd, Executive Director of The Humana Foundation, presented Humana’s individual donation as a result of its Walkit program, in which Humana pledged donations for distances walked. During the tournament week, more than 12,000 pedometers were distributed to fans, players and the general public, with walkers accumulating 84 million steps. This strong showing of support resulted in a $500,000 commitment from The Humana Foundation to benefit the local community.
“Humana and its partners are committed to continuing the longstanding tradition of philanthropy surrounding the tournament,” McCallister said. “We are proud that, with the help of the local community, Humana and The Humana Foundation can contribute even more to the Coachella Valley, which has been an excellent host and a key reason for the tournament’s success.”
The 2012 Humana Challenge is a nominee for the 2012 Sports Business Awards in the category of Sports Event of the Year. The list of nominees, chosen by the editorial staffs of the SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily, covers 15 categories, such as Sports Team of the Year, Sports Event of the Year and Sports Executive of the Year. The awards recognize outstanding achievement in sports business from March 1, 2011 to Feb. 29, 2012.
For a complete listing of the nominees, watch this video, on www.sportsbusinessdaily.com.
The winners in each category will be announced on May 23.
Following on the heels of the successful Humana Challenge, our attention turns to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, where Humana has been presenting this week to world business and government leaders. The WEF is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
[Updated: Feb. 9] In addition, Scribd, the world’s largest social reading and publishing company, hosted a new program at this year’s WEF called Documented@Davos, with co-hosts Pete Cashmore, founder and CEO of Mashable, and Facebook Live creator Randi Zuckerberg, sister to Facebook Chairman and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. In the Documented@Davos video, Raja Rajamannar, Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation and Marketing Officer, spoke about Humana’s mission to improve consumers’ lifelong well-being through its use of innovative tools like bikes that measure biometrics and partnerships with major video game makers.
The Clinton Foundation hosted its first national health and well-being conference, “Health Matters: Activating Wellness in Every Generation,” Monday and Tuesday at the Humana Challenge. Attendees had the opportunity to hear from some of today’s leading health and well-being advocates, who worked together to identify strategies to improve the health and lives of others, especially children.
President Bill Clinton delivered the keynote address on the importance of incorporating health into all facets of our daily lives. Other speakers included health and wellness expert Jillian Michaels, PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem, Annika Sorenstam, and Humana Chairman and CEO Mike McCallister.
“We hope that the work that we’re doing with Humana and the PGA tour to carry on Bob Hope’s legacy of service and giving back will give us a tournament that has the goal of encouraging every single person to make a personal commitment to lifelong wellness and to be involved with family and community to encourage healthy living in others,” said President Clinton.
McCallister served as a panelist in a session titled, “Health, Wellness and the Bottom Line: A Dialogue among Business Leaders,” where he talked about empowering health consumers.
To commemorate Humana’s 50th anniversary, Chairman and CEO Mike McCallister, Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus David A. Jones, Humana board members and guests gathered at the New York Stock Exchange, where McCallister rang The Closing Bell on Aug. 17, 2011. (Mike McCallister and David A. Jones are in the front row, third and fourth from left.)
Thousands of Humana associates, supporters and friends gathered in the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the company and its legacy of service. The anniversary event featured remarks from Humana Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mike McCallister; Humana Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus David A. Jones; former board chair and current board member David A. Jones, Jr.; as well as acknowledgements from Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer. The River City Drum Corp played and a comedy troupe performed sketches that chronicle Humana’s history and future aspirations.
The Aug. 18 celebration was the last of a series of events that Humana has held in the last few months to honor the people it has helped, the communities it serves and the associates who’ve made it all happen. Other highlights include:
• On Aug. 17, Mike McCallister, David A. Jones and Humana board members gathered at the New York Stock Exchange, where McCallister rang The Closing Bell.
• Humana and 125 of its South Florida associates built and donated an innovative multigenerational playground in Lauderhill, Fla.
• A Well-being Fair was held at Louisville’s Bardstown Road Farmer’s Market. Humana provided blood pressure and BMI screenings and partnered with Peopleforbikes.org on wellness checks for bikes.
• Each associate received a book that documents Humana’s legacy: the company’s longtime commitment to people and its dedication to helping them achieve lifelong well-being.
David A. Jones and the late Wendell Cherry founded Humana as a nursing home company on Aug. 18, 1961. Jones and Cherry demonstrated a unique ability to forecast change and adapt quickly, resulting in five decades of success as the company transformed from the largest nursing home company in the country to the largest hospital company to a leader in the health insurance industry. That innovative spirit and commitment to service, health and wellness continues today.
In the last few months, Humana has taken time to reflect on its history but remains focused on the future as it helps people achieve lifelong well-being.
Mike McCallister participated in the opening plenary session at the NY Forum. On a panel entitled, “The Economic Balancing Act,” Mike was joined by Glenn Hubbard, Dean, Columbia Business School; David Leonhardt, Economic Columnist, The New York Times; Edmund Phelps, Nobel Prize winner in Economics, 2006, and Director, Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University; Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody’s Analytics; Richard Lesser, Chairman, North and South America, The Boston Consulting Group; and moderator, Maria Bartiromo, Anchor, CNBC.
Learn more about the panel at the NY Forum Blog.
Mike provided the business perspective on the panel noting to the 700+ crowd the issue around confidence and need to bring it back in the U.S. The audience included key media outlets such as Quentin Hardy of Forbes who blogged about the panel and included highlights from each of the speakers.
On June 20 – 21, 2011 Humana’s Michael McCallister, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, and Raja Rajamannar, senior vice president and chief innovation and marketing officer, will be joining 500 top business leaders at the New York Forum for collaboration and to find solutions to issues facing today’s global economy. Prior to the event, Mike and Raja offered their thoughts on well-being and technology in health care on the New York Forum’s Blog.