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The leaders of Optum are deeply experienced, visionary senior executives from the world of business and health care, each bringing varied and valuable perspectives, skill sets and knowledge. Each of them is passionately focused on our goal: to make the health system work better for everyone.


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Larry C. Renfro

Chief Executive Officer, Optum

Larry Renfro is chief executive officer of Optum, UnitedHealth Group's health services platform, overseeing OptumInsight, OptumHealth and Optum Rx... Read More

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Rodney C. Armstead, MD

Collaborative Care Executive, Optum 

Dr. Rodney Armstead joined Optum in January 2012 to help lead the company’s initiatives focused on improving care provider collaboration, patient care quality and population health in communities... Read More

Karen L. Erickson

Executive Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, Optum

Karen Erickson became executive vice president and chief quality officer of Optum in 2012. In this role, she focuses on enabling and ensuring high-quality execution... Read More

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Rick Jelinek

Collaborative Care Executive, Optum 

Rick Jelinek joined Optum in 2012 to help guide its growing Collaborative Care business, with a focus on improving care provider collaboration... Read More

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Mike Matteo

Chief Growth Officer, Optum

As Optum’s chief growth officer, Mike Matteo is responsible for creating and enabling growth across the company... Read More

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W. Thomas McEnery

Chief Marketing Officer, Optum

As chief marketing officer, Tom McEnery oversees brand strategy, communications, marketing planning and execution across Optum... Read More

Dirk McMahon

Chief Executive Officer, OptumRx

Dirk McMahon currently serves as chief executive officer for OptumRx. In this capacity, his primary responsibilities include overseeing UnitedHealth Group pharmacy benefit management (PBM) programs... Read More

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Bill Miller

Chief Executive Officer, OptumInsight

Bill Miller is chief executive officer of OptumInsight. OptumInsight offers expertise in health intelligence, connectivity and workflow, helping turn information into insights that, delivered at the right time... Read More

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Eric Murphy

President, Payer Market Solutions, OptumInsight 

Eric Murphy is the president of Payer Solutions for OptumInsight, helping clients achieve their growth, operating cost, compliance, risk and clinical transformation goals... Read More

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James E. Murphy

Executive Vice President, Optum

Jim Murphy is executive vice president of Optum, a leader in health services and part of UnitedHealth Group. In this role, he focuses on evaluating and improving Optum’s operational efficiency... Read More

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Lynn Myhran

Senior Vice President, Human Capital, Optum

Lynn Myhran is the senior vice president, Human Capital for Optum... Read More

Dawn M. Owens

Chief Executive Officer, OptumHealth

Dawn Owens is chief executive officer of OptumHealth, one of the nation’s largest health and wellness companies. She was appointed CEO in 2007. Under her direction, OptumHealth has become a leader in delivering information... Read More

John M. Prince

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Optum

John Prince serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Optum. He is responsible for the finance, corporate development... Read More

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John Santelli

Chief Information Officer, Optum

As chief information officer for Optum, John leads the advancement of commercial Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO), business processing, software and cloud services... Read More

Andy Slavitt

Group Executive Vice President, Optum

Andy Slavitt is the group executive vice president of Optum, UnitedHealth Group's health services platform. Slavitt is responsible for oversight of Optum’s business strategy... Read More

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Lisa Tseng, MD

Chief Executive Officer, hi HealthInnovations

Dr. Lisa Tseng is the chief executive officer of hi HealthInnovations, whose mission is to deliver high quality, yet affordable hearing solutions... Read More

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Christopher J. Walsh

Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Optum

Chris Walsh was appointed executive vice president and chief legal officer of Optum in May 2011... Read More

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D. Ellen Wilson

Chief Administrative Officer, Optum

Ellen Wilson was appointed chief administrative officer for Optum in January 2012. In this role, she plays a central role in guiding Optum’s mission-critical business alignment... Read More