Prior to Towers Watson, Levine worked for several national health care organizations in a variety of leadership roles, including as chief medical officer of UnitedHealth Group's Optum Care Solutions. He also was a regional medical director at PacifiCare Health Systems and an executive at Adesso Healthcare Technology Services and Salick Health Care. His extensive health management expertise includes medical management, disease management, wellness and health promotion, and change management. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College and earned his M.D. from the University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine.