Kibuchi Banfield
About Kibuchi Banfield
Kibuchi Banfield serves as the Southern California Regional Sales Lead at Centivo, where he focuses on innovative healthcare solutions and direct-to-provider networks. With a background in leadership roles at Collective Health and Aetna, he specializes in developing cost-effective healthcare plans and enhancing employee benefits understanding.
Work at Centivo
Kibuchi Banfield serves as the Southern California Regional Sales Lead at Centivo, a position he has held since 2022. Based in San Diego, California, he focuses on developing high-value national network solutions that prioritize equity in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies. His role involves collaborating with employers and brokers to enhance employee understanding of benefits and improve patient experiences. Banfield aims to transform the healthcare industry by fostering direct relationships between employers and local health systems, thereby reducing reliance on traditional insurance companies.
Previous Experience at Collective Health
Prior to joining Centivo, Kibuchi Banfield worked at Collective Health as the Regional Vice President from 2020 to 2022. In this role, he operated in the San Francisco Bay Area and specialized in developing level funded or self-funded copay only plans. These plans included free primary care visits and aimed to achieve savings of up to 15% for employers. His experience at Collective Health involved collaboration with various health systems to provide innovative healthcare solutions.
Career at Aetna
Kibuchi Banfield has held multiple positions at Aetna, a CVS Health Company. He served as Sales Vice President from 2018 to 2019 in the San Francisco Bay Area and as Sales Executive from 2017 to 2018 in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area. Additionally, he participated in the Enterprise Leadership Development Program as an Associate from 2015 to 2016. His diverse roles at Aetna contributed to his expertise in sales and healthcare solutions.
Education and Expertise
Kibuchi Banfield earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and Business from Skidmore College, where he studied from 2004 to 2008. His educational background provides a solid foundation for his expertise in healthcare sales and strategy development. Banfield specializes in creating healthcare plans that offer significant savings and improve access to care, reflecting his commitment to enhancing the healthcare experience for employers and employees alike.