William Lehr Jr

William Lehr, Jr. is President and Chief Executive Officer of Capital BlueCross and has served as Chairman of the Board since 2004. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Capital BlueCross for 20 years and currently also serves as a director of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. During his tenure as Chairman, Capital BlueCross has grown to be the region’s leading full-service health insurer providing health security to close to one million Pennsylvanians. Mr. Lehr previously served as Senior Vice President, Secretary of the Corporation and Treasurer of Hershey Foods Corporation. During his 28-year career with Hershey Foods, Mr. Lehr had a range of significant responsibilities including senior management, corporate governance, law, finance, human resources and public affairs. Mr. Lehr also served as the Lead Director of Hersha Hospitality Trust, a publicly traded real estate investment trust.