Lara is a seasoned healthcare professional with over 20 years of experience in population health management consulting and corporate health program implementation. As Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Teladoc Health, she collaborates closely with partners to develop virtual care strategies that drive value for mutual clients. Known for her responsiveness and strategic insight, Lara serves as a key liaison between benefits brokers, consulting partners, and Teladoc Health, ensuring seamless communication and optimal client outcomes.
Before joining Teladoc Health, Lara spent 13 years as Vice President of Clinical Strategies at a top 10 brokerage and consulting firm. She was instrumental in shaping the company’s first Population Health Management Consultant role and led its largest regional clinical team—comprising population health management consultants, medical directors, and pharmacists. Lara also oversaw national operations for the population health management team, spearheaded integration efforts for newly acquired firms, managed health management vendor partnerships, and drove national strategy and innovation.
Lara began her career as a Health Advisor with a leading wellness company based in Minneapolis. She later worked as a Wellness Consultant for Methodist Hospital in Houston, supporting a top 10 Fortune 100 company before transitioning into a brokerage firm and consulting.
Education Credentials
Lara earned her Bachelor of Science in Health Science/Community Health from Stephen F. Austin State University and a Master of Health Education from Texas A&M University. She is certified as a Well Workplace Practitioner through the Wellness Council of America.

Annette Kreuz currently serves as an Area Vice President with Gallagher’s Benefits and HR Consulting division in Houston, Texas. She has been creatively solving business problems for 20 years, catalyzing progress, and connecting businesses with the resources they need to accomplish their objectives. Since 2015 her primary focus has been getting better returns on corporate health & welfare benefits programs.

Her experience centers on multi-stakeholder customer experience and vendor management, from the end user to intermediate managers, executives, and board level leaders. Her background includes business strategy at Amazon in New York City and L'Oreal headquarters in Paris, France. She leans heavily on research, financial analysis, and transparent negotiation practices. She is an outside-the-box thinker who is motivated by discovering and communicating ideas to get the good ones moving.

Annette has an MBA from a top tier international business school, HEC-Paris, and Bachelor's degrees in Art History and French Language from SMU, from which she graduated with departmental distinction. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Ms. Kreuz resides with her husband and two young children in The Woodlands area and holds leadership roles with the Women's Energy Network and the Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce where she has been awarded WEN's Rising Star award and the GHWCC President's Award. Annette's favorite topics after fixing healthcare are space exploration, psychology, and people strategies for business.