Claude Pinnock MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer, Wider Circle
Dr. Pinnock is a health care industry veteran with deep clinical strategy and digital health experience and brings a strong passion for improving access and quality to -elevate health for all with a focus on social determinants of health (SDOH). As Chief Medical Officer at Wider Circle, Dr. Pinnock is responsible for crafting, directing, and overseeing the execution of the company’s clinical and business development strategy for expanding its Medicare and Medicaid business. In addition, he leads research, and supports the senior leadership team in their efforts to further shape and grow the organization, including collaborating closely with Wider Circle’s product, marketing, and sales teams.
Dr. Pinnock began his clinical career in the United Kingdom, earning his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS) at the University of Nottingham and his master’s in public health from Cambridge University. While he began his career as a practicing physician in rural Cambridgeshire, a personal interest in driving the adoption of value-based healthcare in EMEA eventually led to a position at International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM). Following a move to the United States, he held leadership positions addressing service redesign, quality improvement, and strategy in public and private health sectors (Stanford University School of Medicine, Clarify Health Solutions). Most recently, he managed global strategic partnerships in health at Meta, Facebook’s parent company, and led their health partnerships innovation team driving global adoption of vaccines. Dr. Pinnock’s recent speaking engagements include AHIP Medicare, Medicaid, Duals & Commercial Markets Forum and The RISE Summit on Social Determinants of Health.