Kevin Sparks
Vice President & CIO
Blue Cross Blue Shield

Kevin Sparks joined Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City in September 2003 as Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Prior to joining Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Kevin worked as the Vice President of Technology for Coventry Health Care of Kansas to assist them in the transition of their acquisition of HealthNet, a provider owned health plan in Kansas City. Kevin served as the Vice President and Chief Information Officer for HealthNet for four of his eight year career with that company. Kevin began his career outside of health care in Aerospace Engineering with Honeywell Systems, formerly AlliedSignal Aerospace. He also worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Kevin is currently serving as the chairman of Blue Cross and Blue Shield District IX, chairman of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield IT Roundtable and the acting chair of the Daou Customer Advisory Board. He is an active member, and former chair, of the Blues Strategy Group on TriZetto (BSGT), the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Inter Plan Technology Advisory Council (IPTAC) and the DST Customer Advisory Board. Kevin is one of three founding members of the Kansas City Regional Electronic Exchange (KCREE) a Kansas/Missouri based RHIO. In addition, he is an alumni of the Kansas City Civic Council Kansas City Tomorrow program.

Mr. Sparks holds a Master of Science degree from Missouri State University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kansas.