Penny Edlund

Penny Edlund currently serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Executive MHA/MHA Program at the University of Washington since November 2019. Prior to this role, Penny held significant positions in healthcare management, including Vice President of Medical Management at Centene Corporation from June 2015 to November 2018, and various senior director roles at OptumHealth from February 2008 to June 2015, focusing on performance management, clinical solutions, and disease management. Penny's earlier experience also includes serving as Director of Health/Disease Management at PacifiCare Health Systems from 2001 to 2006. Educational credentials include a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Toronto and an MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School.