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Nafesa Walters-Smith, Pharm.D, MBA, BCPS, currently serves as Vice President of Clinical Consulting at OptumRx, a position held since December 2020, after leading as Senior Director of Clinical Consulting. With a career spanning over two decades, significant roles include contributions to Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research as Vice Chair of the Interregional Institutional Review Board and participation in the USP Health Equity Advisory Group. Previous positions include clinical consulting at Optum and Catamaran, alongside management roles at UnitedHealthcare and Kaiser Permanente. Nafesa began their career with internships at Walgreens and Jackson Memorial Hospital, following a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and an MBA in Healthcare from the University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business.