Pamela Rich is a Vice President at Business Group on Health. In her role, she leads a number of organizational initiatives, including the Well-being & Workforce Strategy Institute, the Leadership Forum on Employee Experience, the Leave Optimization Forum and the Business Group’s podcast. She helped establish the organization’s perspective on employee well-being and leads efforts to identify opportunities available to employers to drive health and well-being within their organizations. Other areas of focus include employee engagement and experience, social determinants of health, health inclusion, mental health and obesity.

Rich has been with Business Group on Health since 2007 and has worked on a broad spectrum of topics, including pharmaceuticals, preventive care, maternal and child health, consumer-directed health plans, and benefit communications.

Rich received a Bachelor of Arts degree in international affairs and a Master of Public Health degree from The George Washington University.

Rich briefed National Press Foundation fellows in May 2025: Why Employers Are Investing Heavily In Employee Mental Health