
Jonalan Smith, Pharm.D
Senior Vice President
EXPERTISE
Jonalan has more than 20 years of pharmacy and health care experience. As a pharmacist and former health plan executive, Jonalan brings broad pharmacy, operational and clinical experience in health plans, government programs, and commercial insurance benefits.
After receiving his Doctor of Pharmacy degree and completing an Executive Residency with the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, Jonalan spent seven years in various leadership roles with a behavioral health specialty pharmacy company that is now an Optum Company. Following that, Jonalan had various roles including Vice President of Pharmacy Services and Chief Operating Officer for a large regional health plan.
Jonalan joined Excelsior Solutions in 2019 to lead the consultant team focused on developing strategies for health plans, health systems, and employers to efficiently manage their pharmacy benefit while improving the health of their population. Jonalan’s areas of expertise include:
- Pharmacy (pharmacist)
- Managed care organizations/health plans
- Health systems and 340B
- Behavioral health and specialty pharmacy
- Government Programs: Medicaid/Medicare/Health Insurance Marketplace
- Commercial health plans and employer benefits
EDUCATION
University of Kansas, Doctor of Pharmacy
PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
Fellow of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (FASCP)
PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Kansas and Missouri Pharmacist Licenses
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Pharmacists Association
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
Kansas Pharmacists Association
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Kansas Pharmacists Association, Former President
Kansas Pharmacy Foundation, Vice President
City of Fairway City Council Member