Amanda Cast – Director

Amanda Cast is a Director with a strong foundation in healthcare management and an avid commitment to driving operational excellence. Her proficiency in cross-functional strategic planning reflects a career marked by successful initiatives and strategic foresight.

Amanda supports healthcare payer clients in achieving operational efficiencies and cost savings across multiple functional areas including IT, Finance, Customer Service, and Quality Improvement. She’s recognized for her disciplined, outcome-driven approach to evaluating processes, data, and technology to deliver transformative results.

Beyond professional endeavors, Amanda actively leads AArete’s pro bono engagements – offering her expertise to local non-profit organizations while guiding our class of interns through early career milestones.

Amanda earned her B.S. in Health Information Management from the University of Illinois at Chicago, as well as a Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt.