Blue Shield of California and its parent company Ascendiun have appointed CJ Bhalla as chief financial officer, bringing two decades of healthcare finance experience to the role. Bhalla begins work May 18, replacing interim CFO Kassie Maroney, who will transition to chief actuary responsibilities. Bhalla most recently served as senior vice president and CFO at […]

Gastelum Attorneys opened its Las Vegas family law offices to employees' children on Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, a decision that reflects how the firm views its mission to serve families navigating life-changing legal transitions. While a divorce law practice might seem an unusual destination for a workplace visit, Managing Attorney Jennifer […]

Bahamas Grid Company has appointed financial attorney Nikolai Sawyer and retail executive Debra Symonette to its Board of Directors as the utility completes its transition to full Bahamian management. The appointments come after BGC severed ties with Island Grid Solutions' management and installed new executive leadership. Sawyer brings two decades of legal experience specializing in […]

# The Mandelson Mess and the Questions Nobody Can Answer After two decades watching Westminster's theatre, I thought I'd seen it all. Then The Guardian dropped its bombshell about Lord Mandelson, security vetting, and the sudden removal of the Foreign Office's top civil servant, Sir Olly Robbins—and suddenly I remembered why politics never quite stops […]

# Article Body When New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez released his investigation into the state's child welfare system, he intended to expose failure and demand accountability. Instead, according to a prominent national advocacy group, he may have done something far more damaging: championed policies that will harm the very children the system is meant […]

# Article Body Here's a situation that deserves more attention than it typically gets: while cities race to fill their streets with autonomous delivery robots, they've largely ignored a critical question—what about the people who navigate those same sidewalks without sight? Two companies are starting to fix that oversight. Coco Robotics and BlindSquare just announced […]

# Article Body Blue Shield of California has brought on a seasoned pharmacy executive to tackle one of healthcare's most pressing challenges: getting expensive medications into patients' hands without breaking the bank. Hayley Park, a pharmacist with over two decades in the industry, officially joins the Oakland-based health plan as senior vice president and chief […]

# Article Body Blue Shield of California has tapped pharmacy industry veteran Hayley Park, PharmD, to steer the ship on a critical mission: making prescription medications actually affordable and accessible for the millions of Californians who depend on them. Park's appointment as senior vice president and chief pharmacy officer marks a significant moment for the […]

# Article Body Chicago's entrepreneurial ecosystem buzzed with energy recently as more than 2,000 innovators and business leaders descended on Dr. Bill Winston's Business & Leadership Conference, with another 900 joining the action virtually. What unfolded over two days in March wasn't just another conference—it was a masterclass in building wealth with purpose, wrapped in […]