Bruce Bullen

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Bruce Michael Bullen (born 15 April 1947) is an American government and health care executive from Boston, Massachusetts and current Chief Operating Officer of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. Bullen is the former Commissioner of the Division of Medical Assistance in Massachusetts (DMA), where he was responsible for the administration of the Medicaid program. Prior to DMA, Bullen worked on the Senate Budget Ways & Means Committee. At DMA, Bullen was described as one of the most visionary and respected Medicaid directors in the country^[1].

In 1999, Bullen left state government to become Chief Operating Officer at the troubled Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan, which was falling into bankruptcy. Today, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care has over 1,000,000 members and is the highest rated health care plan in New England. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care was also named the #1 health plan in America in a joint ranking by U.S. News & World Report and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Harvard Pilgrim is the only health plan to earn the nation’s top rating from NCQA two years in a row^[2]. Bullen's efforts and leadership are widely recognized as key factors in Harvard Pilgrim's turnaround.

Bruce Bullen lives in Weston, Massachusetts with his wife Maria Krokidas, a Massachusetts lawyer, and their three children, Alexandra, George, and John.