Jaja Okigwe
First Choice Health
Jaja Okigwe is CEO of Seattle-based First Choice Health. Serving in this role since 2018, Jaja has presided
over its renewal as a modern health benefit company. Over the course of a 25+ year career in which he
has advised companies across multiple industry sectors and in several countries, Jaja has developed a
unique perspective on the U.S. healthcare system, with a focus on simplification and appropriate
technology.
As an imaginative thinker, Jaja has held key leadership roles including leading strategic planning and
innovation for Premera Blue Cross, a health plan based in Washington with two million