Governor’s Foundation Board Welcomes 3 New Members

The Governor’s Foundation for Health and Wellness announced Wednesday the addition of three new members to its Board of Directors. They are Bryan Jordan, chairman, president and CEO, First Tennessee Bank; Agenia Clark, president and CEO, Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee; and Andrea Willis, M.D., chief medical officer, BlueCross Blue Shield of Tennessee. 

“We are honored to have three of Tennessee’s most outstanding leaders join our board,” said Richard Johnson, CEO of the Governor’s Foundation. “Their vast experience, coupled with the fresh perspectives they provide, will be invaluable as we work to improve the health of Tennesseans.”

Mr. Jordan is chairman, president and CEO of First Tennessee Bank and its parent company, First Horizon National Corporation, a 4,200-employee financial services company with $24 billion in assets whose core businesses are regional banking through First Tennessee and capital markets through FTN Financial.

He has more than 20 years of financial services industry experience, having served previously as First Horizon’s chief financial officer. In 2014 he joined the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and in 2015 he was appointed chair of the Mid-Size Bank Coalition of America. He also serves on the boards of the Tennessee Bankers Association, AutoZone Inc., Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. and Memphis Tomorrow, and he is chairman of the board of Youth Villages. 

“A healthy business environment is made possible by healthy employees, and First Tennessee is proud to support the health and wellness of our friends, neighbors and family members across Tennessee,” said Mr. Jordan.    

Ms. Clark has led the Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee since 2004. Previously, she was vice president of human resources for the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation; senior director of human resources at Vanderbilt University; and worked in government relations, marketing, business ethics and human resources at Nortel Networks. 

She is a founding board member for Avenue Bank, a member of Women Corporate Directors, the International Women’s Forum-Tennessee Chapter, and serves on the steering committee for Nashville’s Agenda. Clark is an emerita member of the Advisory Board to the Haslam School of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  She is also a member of Leadership Tennessee, an alumna of Leadership Nashville, and a member of the Downtown Nashville Rotary.

Dr. Willis, in her role as senior vice president and chief medical officer for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, guides clinical processes, oversees Total Health Management and pharmacy management and is responsible for achieving and maintaining clinical quality excellence, optimizing member care and medical management functions, oversight of clinical risk management and collaborating with the provider community. 

She was previously medical director of the BlueCross CHOICES Long-Term Services and Supports Program and has also served as medical director for BlueCare Tennessee and Cover Tennessee. Prior to joining BlueCross, Dr. Willis was director of Tennessee’s CoverKids program and served as deputy commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Health.

“There is no more important goal than improving the health of our fellow Tennesseans,” said Dr. Willis. “Collaborating on opportunities that encourage better health and wellness across our state is something that BlueCross is always proud to do.”

A complete list of Governor’s Foundation board members is available at www.healthierTN.com/about.