Huron announced that J Pegues has joined the firm’s healthcare practice as managing director. Pegues will work with healthcare leaders to help transform their organizations through the design and implementation of new organizational structures, delivery systems and innovative care models to improve patient access, quality of care and profitability. Pegues has extensive strategy, business development and leadership experience with organizations such as Aetna, Coventry Health Care, CIGNA and Humana. He most recently served as vice chancellor, chief operating and administrative officer at Louisiana State University, where he was responsible for all vision, strategy, planning, execution, operations and financial performance of the university’s Health Sciences Center. Pegues began his career in management consulting specializing in troubled company and Chapter 11 bankruptcy turnarounds.