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10 Cigna partnerships leaders
These ten current and former Cigna partnerships leaders have held director, head and vice president roles in strategic partnerships, strategic alliances, Medicare partnerships and business development at Cigna Healthcare, The Cigna Group and Evernorth. A reader can learn how partnerships leaders work at Cigna from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alicia Foren
LinkedInExperience: Director of National Partnerships, Contracting Strategy & Growth · Cigna Healthcare
Former Director of National Partnerships, Contracting Strategy & Growth at Cigna Healthcare (June 2022 to August 2024), where their profile says they led the development and execution of contracting solutions to grow Cigna's Medicare Advantage business. They were earlier Associate Director of Strategy, MA National Partnerships at Cigna. Since then they have held network and payor partnerships roles at Hopscotch Primary Care and Pediatric Associates.
Angela Yip
LinkedInExperience: Head of Partnership Development · Cigna Healthcare Hong Kong
Head of Partnership Development at Cigna Healthcare Hong Kong since September 2020, a head-level sales role. Before Cigna they were Lifestyle & Dining Partnership Head (2018 to 2020) and earlier Partnership & Business Development Manager (2014 to 2018) at Asia Miles, and Manager, Partnership and Quality Tourism Services Scheme at the Hong Kong Tourism Board (2012 to 2014). Their profile highlights strategic, loyalty and partnership marketing.
Craig Martin
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, National Accounts Strategy and Business Development · Cigna Healthcare
Vice President, National Accounts Strategy and Business Development at Cigna Healthcare since July 2024, a role they also held from 2014 to 2022, where their profile says they partner with national employers and consultants on benefit strategies. In between they were Vice President, Evernorth Business Development (2022 to 2024). Earlier they were Vice President, Business Development at DentalPlans.com.
Dr. Linda Hamid
LinkedInExperience: Head of Strategic Partnerships - Middle East & Africa · Cigna Healthcare
Head of Strategic Partnerships - Middle East & Africa at Cigna Healthcare since July 2025, based in Dubai. Earlier at Cigna Healthcare they were Senior Partnerships Manager and Partnership Manager for the same region (2023 to 2025), Corporate Client Manager, and TPA Vendor Manager from 2018. Their profile also lists a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree.
Jon Barian
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Strategic Alliances, Medicare · Cigna Healthcare
Former Vice President of Strategic Alliances, Medicare at Cigna Healthcare (July 2023 to March 2026), based in Bloomington, Minnesota. Since March 2026 they have been Strategic Alliances for Medicare Leader at HCSC. They also held Retiree Exchange Business Development Leader (2018 to 2023) and Sales Platform & Retiree Exchange Leader (2023) at Cigna Healthcare.
Li Ping A.
LinkedInExperience: Director, Strategy & Business Development · Cigna Healthcare
Director, Strategy & Business Development at Cigna Healthcare since May 2019, a director-level general management role based in Singapore. Before Cigna they were AVP, Mergers & Acquisitions at Great Eastern (2014 to 2019) and a manager in corporate asset management at The Ascott Limited, after a finance policy role at Singapore's Ministry of Education.
Meaghan Farley
LinkedInExperience: Strategy and Business Development Director · The Cigna Group
Strategy and Business Development Director at The Cigna Group since July 2023, based in Philadelphia, where their profile says they work for Cigna Healthcare. They also held Client Strategy Senior Advisor (2022 to 2024), Client Strategy Advisor (2020 to 2022) and quality audit and operations roles at The Cigna Group, and their profile notes they completed Cigna's Operations Leadership Development Program in 2022.
Mia Dickinson
LinkedInExperience: Director of Strategic Alliances, Medicare - Retail · Cigna Healthcare
Former Director of Strategic Alliances, Medicare - Retail at Cigna Healthcare (July 2022 to March 2025), a director-level sales role. Since March 2025 they have held the same title at Health Care Service Corporation. Before that they were a Partnerships Manager and an Event Solutions Advisor at Cigna Healthcare, after working as a licensed healthcare advisor at Lumeris.
Randa Gaalswijk
LinkedInExperience: Director of Business Development and Retention, Health Systems Vertical · Cigna Healthcare
Director of Business Development and Retention for the Health Systems Vertical at Cigna Healthcare since June 2024, where their profile says they lead the creation and execution of a national health system strategy. They also held Sales Effectiveness Director, Individual and Family Plans (2020 to 2024), Sales Operations Director for Individual and Family Plans (2019 to 2020) and US Commercial Chief of Staff for Cigna's Go To Market Team (2018 to 2019) at Cigna Healthcare.
Shawn McGinty
LinkedInExperience: Director, National Medicare Growth Strategy - Veterans & Affinity Partnerships · Cigna Healthcare
Director, National Medicare Growth Strategy - Veterans & Affinity Partnerships at Cigna Healthcare since June 2022, based in the Pittsburgh area. Their profile describes a focus on Medicare Advantage strategy and veteran and affinity partnerships. Before Cigna they were Director of Agency Development & Analytics at Advocate Health Advisors and National Director of External Distribution at UnitedHealth Group.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a large health insurer decide which outside companies to bring in as strategic partners in a new market?
- 02What makes a Medicare or affinity partnership between an insurer and an outside organization work over several years?
- 03How do business development teams at a health insurer build relationships with health systems and large employers?
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