Tamara Romero is the Vice President of Long-Term Care Products at Healthfirst, Inc., the largest non-profit health plan in New York State, serving 1.9 million members. In this role, she is accountable for growth, profit/loss, sales and retention, and operational direction for the Long-Term Care and Integrated Product portfolios. She is exceptionally proficient at working within a fast paced, challenging business environment to identify, adjust and grow as the market
changes. She specializes in developing models that enhance business propositions through sound leadership and negotiation abilities. Tamara is recognized as a strong leader across the healthcare industry, capable of rapidly solving critical issues, improving process performance by strategic business and market growth planning, P&L management operations and implementations in all functional departments to drive growth and gain market share.


Tamara immigrated from the Dominican Republic to New York when she was 9 years old and grew up in Washington Heights. A New-York resident, Tamara graduated from St. John’s University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. She later obtained a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from The New School. She is the proud mother to Gabriella and Diego. In her spare time, Tamara enjoys volunteering with numerous non-profit organizations both here at home and abroad. Tamara has a strong and personal connection with her community; she understands the unique needs of the people she serves and takes pride in providing the highest standards of quality healthcare to her fellow New Yorkers.