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A board-certified trauma surgeon and retired Vice Admiral, US Navy Medical Corps, Raquel C. Bono, M.D. was the first female three-star admiral in the medical field in the history of the US Navy, as well as the first Asian-American woman promoted to Vice Admiral.

Dr. Bono has been Chief Health Officer at Viking, Inc. since November 2020 and a Principal at RCB Consulting since October 2019. From 2015 until October 2019, Dr. Bono served as the Chief Executive Officer and Director for the Defense Health Agency (DHA) where she led a joint, integrated combat support agency that enables all branches of the U.S. military medical services to provide healthcare services to combatant commands. Before joining the DHA, Dr. Bono spent 25 years in healthcare leadership roles, including a distinguished career in the US Navy where she was honored with the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, three Defense Superior Service Medals, four Legion of Merit Medals, two Meritorious Service Medals and two Navy and Marine Corps Commendation medals. She currently serves on the board of Humana, Inc.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin, a Master of Business Administration from Washington State University, and a Doctor of Medicine from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, all in the United States.