General Counsel, Vice President of Advocacy
Emily Piper serves as Hazelden Betty Ford’s general counsel and vice president of advocacy. As general counsel, she is responsible for the organization's legal and compliance functions, and additionally oversees communications, public relations and government relations for the Foundation. In addition to her work at Hazelden Betty Ford, Piper serves as a member of the board of trustees for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, the state’s largest non-profit health plan corporation, is a director of its parent company, Stella, and is a trustee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation.
Prior to joining Hazelden Betty Ford, Piper spent eight years in service to the state of Minnesota, including three years leading DHS, Minnesota's largest state agency. Under her leadership, DHS implemented Medicaid expansion and payment reform—including the most extensive redesign of the state's substance use disorder treatment system in memory; led the development and execution of the state's response to the opioid epidemic; and worked to transform the state's safety-net behavioral health programs to improve quality and efficacy of care for the most vulnerable. Prior to her DHS appointment by Governor Mark Dayton, Piper served as Dayton's general counsel and deputy chief of staff. Before that, she was deputy commissioner and chief of staff for the Minnesota Department of Commerce, where she also served as general counsel, focusing extensive efforts on insurance regulation and health reform implementation.
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM