Bukata Hayes was Blue Cross Blue Shield Minnesota’s first vice president of racial and health equity, and he is now the board chair of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Minnesota. Hayes has been on the Foundation board of directors since 2015 and joined the Blue Cross enterprise in March of this year. In addition, BCBS has given more than $3.2 million in grants to 27 Minnesota charitable groups. “These grants are the latest example of supporting our grantees to improve community health across Minnesota while deepening our commitment to racial and health equity,” said Hayes.