Errol Pierre is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Administration of NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.
Errol Pierre is the Senior Vice President of State Programs at Healthfirst, Inc, the largest non-profit health plan in New York State serving 1.6 million members. In this role, he is accountable for growth, profit/loss, and sales and retention for the Medicaid and Long Term Care product portfolios. Additionally, he provides strategic and operational direction for the company’s newly launched Health Equity Foundation and community affairs.
Prior to Healthfirst, Errol spent over 12 years at Empire BlueCross BlueShield, the largest for-profit health plan in New York State. Medicaid and Medicare health plan in New York City and Long Island serving close to 5 million members. Errol’s career in health care started at Empire as an intern in 2003. Throughout his tenure, he held various leadership roles in Sales and Strategy until leaving the company as the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 2019.
A Bronx, New York resident, Errol graduated from Fordham University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. He later obtained a master’s degree in Health Policy and
Financial Management from New York University. He will complete his doctoral degree focused on Health Equity by June 2021. Lastly, he is an adjunct professor at New York University teaching various courses for in Healthcare and Business.
In his spare time, Errol volunteers for various non-profit organizations. He serves as a board member of the Arthur Ashe Institute of Urban Health, He is a member of the national 100 Black Men Health & Wellness Committee. Lastly, he mentors both high school students and Fordham undergraduates in the Bronx. In 2020, he was acknowledged as one of the Caribbean-American “Power 100” by Carib News and was awarded for “Outstanding Community Service” by the Aesclepius Medical Society.
