May H. Fox
Corporate Secretary
Managing Director
Email: mfox@advantusstrategies.com
May Fox currently serves as Director of Government Relations for Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellot law firm. Prior to joining Advantus's Board (formerly LeClair Ryan Consulting) in 1999, she served four years as the founding Executive Director of the Virginia Association of Health Plans, a non-profit trade and lobbying association representing health maintenance organizations and other managed care companies. From 1990-1994, Fox served in Virginia Governor L. Douglas Wilder's cabinet in two capacities: first as Deputy Secretary of Administration, during which time she played a key role in converting the state employees benefits plan to managed care; and second, as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources, in which she oversaw the implementation of the managed care capitation program for Virginia's Medicaid recipients. During her twenty plus years in the public and private sectors, Fox has developed a broad range of contacts within State government. She served on Governor Warner's and Governor McDonnell's transition teams and has been active in a number of community organizations and boards. Currently she is a board member of the Westminster Canterbury Foundation and the Virginia Health Care Foundation. She has previously served on the Boards of a number of Richmond area organizations including the Metro Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Metro Richmond, the Virginia League for Planned Parenthood, the Westminster Canterbury Board of Trustees, and the Richmond Chamber's Youth Matters Advisory Board. Fox holds a BA from Sweet Briar College and a Master's in Health Planning and Administration from Boston College. She is married and has two children.
