Dr. Melani has over 30 years of experience in the health-care industry first as a provider and then as a leader in the care delivery and health insurance segments. He is the founder and President of KRM Group, a health-care consulting firm that advises companies and private equity firms on strategy, financing, and operational issues. For 23 years, Dr. Melani served in key executive roles at Highmark, including CEO and CMO. He was also instrumental in founding and leading West Penn Cares, a physician hospital organization, where he was Chairman and CEO. In addition to serving as Telcare’s Chairman of the Board, Dr. Melani is a board member of EdLogics, Xodus Medical, G-Medical, Skinject and Brainstage. Dr. Melani graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in chemistry from Washington and Jefferson College and went on to earn a doctorate of medicine from Wake Forest University. He is board certified in internal medicine (ABIM).
