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Chris Knackstedt is Great-West Healthcare’s senior vice president of health care management. With 14 years of health care experience, Knackstedt is responsible for network management, network development, provider relations, and local medical management and medical outreach activities. He has been with the company since 2004 and also served as the president of the West region. Prior to Great-West Healthcare, Knackstedt was the chief financial officer of Centura Health/St. Anthony Health System, a nonprofit, faith-based health care system and a chief financial officer of Sierra Providence Health Network, a system of three hospital and several outpatient centers based in El Paso, Texas. He also has experience as an auditor with KPMG Peat Marwick, an audit, tax and advisory firm. Knackstedt earned a master’s degree from the University of Texas at El Paso and a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico State University. He also is a certified public accountant. | 