Michelle Histand

As Director of Innovation at Independence Blue Cross, Michelle has fostered and advanced the organization’s human-centered innovation approach through the socialization of innovation concepts, the creation of strong programming, and the facilitation of an idea-generation process that spans throughout Independence as well as with key partners in the community. Michelle loves drawing the creativity out of people and teaching them that anyone can be expansive! She has been with Independence for 12 years, and previously worked in retail where she gained a wealth of customer insights. 

 

Michelle is a graduate of St. Joseph’s University, where she’s currently pursuing her master’s degree. When she’s not ideating she lives in South Philadelphia with her husband and three boys, who do their best to exhaust her tireless energy.