Becker’s has reported on 15 new or departing leaders from some of the nation’s largest health plans since the start of 2025:
15 recent payer leadership moves:
- Univera named Paul Valley as its next president, effective in July.
- Point32Health, the parent company of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, named Patrick Gilligan as its new CEO, effective June 16.
- UnitedHealthcare Community & State CEO, Krista Nelson, was named COO at Optum Health in May.
- UnitedHealth Group named board chair and former CEO, Stephen Hemsley, as CEO in May.
- Health Alliance Plan, part of Detroit-based Henry Ford Health, named Margaret Anderson interim president in May.
- Highmark BCBS Delaware named VP of commercial business Tom Fitzpatrick as acting president in May.
- Priority Health, part of Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health, named Nick Gates as interim president in May.
- Blue Shield of California appointed CFO Mike Stuart as interim president and CEO in March.
- Jefferson Health Plans named Krista Hoglund as president in March.
- Banner|Aetna named Victoria Coley as CEO in January.
- UnitedHealthcare named Tim Noel CEO in January.
- BCBS Illinois named Brian Snell as president in January.
- Independence Health Group CEO Gregory Deavens plans to retire at the end of 2025.
- BCBS Vermont president and CEO Don George is retiring on the end of 2025.
- Florida Blue and GuideWell CEO Pat Geraghty plans to retire at the end of 2025.
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