Cornel Hubbard, J.D., CCEP | Vice President and General Manager

Cornel Hubbard is the Vice President and General Manager of Magellan of Virginia, the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Behavioral Health Services Administrator. In this role, Cornel is responsible for overall oversight of operations of the Virginia Care Management Center. Prior to his current role, Cornel oversaw the Virginia Care Management Center as the Senior Director of Service Operations. Cornel also previously served as the Virginia Customer Service Director where he was responsible for all aspects of customer service delivery and customer service relations with the Commonwealth of Virginia. In addition, Cornel worked at Magellan Health in Louisiana and served as the Adult System Administrator for the Louisiana Behavioral Health Partnership. He monitored the benefits for recipients of the 1915i State Plan Amendment. Cornel also served as the senior manager of permanent supportive housing; helping to launch an unprecedented integrated housing, community-based services and managed care model. Cornel also led the Follow-up Support team for clinical operations. Cornel joined Magellan Health Services in February of 2012 as a supervisor in Member Services. He assisted in the successful launch of the Louisiana Care Management Center.
Outside of Magellan, Cornel has served on the Commonwealth’s system of care expansion committee since 2018. In 2020 Cornel was elected to the board of directors for ChamberRVA, the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce. Cornel was also appointed to the Governor’s Task Force on Primary Care in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cornel holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas as well as a Juris Doctorate from the Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Cornel is a certified Mediator by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. He is also Mental Health First Aid Certified by the National Council for Behavioral Health and is a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional. A native Kansan, Cornel is a strong supporter of the regional Kansas professional and collegiate sports teams.