Inside Executive Minds with Krishna Kandula
Fri, Jun 12
|Eden Prairie Community Center
A rare conversation with one of the country's leading product minds in healthcare. This edition of Inside Executive Minds explores how big ideas become real products people depend on — and how thoughtful leadership can shape the quality of care for millions of Americans.


Time & Location
Jun 12, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Eden Prairie Community Center, 16700 Valley View Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55346, USA
About the event
This edition of Inside Executive Minds features an exclusive conversation with Krishna Kandula, Former Chief Product Officer of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) — the national nonprofit that sets the standards for how the quality of healthcare is measured and improved across the United States. When you hear that a health plan or provider is "accredited" or "highly rated," that trusted stamp very often comes from NCQA. As Former Chief Product Officer, Krishna led teams that built the programs and tools used to measure and improve care for millions of Americans.
With more than 20 years of experience building products and technology across the healthcare industry — including senior product leadership roles at Optum and Cotiviti — Krishna has spent his career turning complex challenges into practical solutions at scale. Based right here in the Twin Cities, he brings a perspective that is both nationally significant and close…
