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10 Humana engineering leaders
These ten people hold or have held director-level or higher engineering and technology roles at Humana, from segment CIOs and engineering vice presidents to AI engineering and software engineering leaders. A reader can learn how engineering leaders build and run their teams in insurance companies.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brett Hudspeth
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Core Admin Platforms and Claims Technology and Segment CIO - Medicare · Humana
Vice President, Core Admin Platforms and Claims Technology and Segment CIO - Medicare at Humana since February 2026. Former Vice President, Segment CIO - Medicare & Medicaid (2025–2026), Vice President, Clinical & Interoperability Segment CIO (2023–2025), Vice President, Clinical Segment CIO (2020–2023) and Associate Vice President - Enterprise Clinical Operating Model Technology (2020) at Humana.
Craig Klopatek
LinkedInExperience: SVP & CIO, Insurance Segment · Humana
SVP & CIO, Insurance Segment at Humana since July 2025. Former SVP & CIO, CenterWell & Corporate Services (2022–2025) and former Vice President Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions (2017–2018) at Humana. Former EVP & CIO at Kindred at Home (2018–2022) and former Vice President, Chief Technology Officer - Value Based Care at Conifer Health Solutions (2015–2017).
Jason Truong
LinkedInExperience: VP, Enterprise Engineering Services · Humana
VP, Enterprise Engineering Services at Humana since September 2022, and former VP, Network & Security Engineering & Operations at Humana (2021–2022). Former VP, Infrastructure Engineering, Operations & Security (2017–2022), Senior Director, Enterprise Services (2012–2017) and Director, Network & Security Services (2008–2012) at SEPHORA.
Jay Metzger
LinkedInExperience: Director, Full Stack Engineering · Humana
Director, Full Stack Engineering at Humana since April 2022. Former Associate Director, Software Engineering (2018–2022), Manager, Software Engineering (2008–2018) and Build Lead - Marketing New Media (2006–2008) at Humana, and former Technical Consultant at Voluforms (2005–2006).
Kapil Sibal
LinkedInExperience: Associate Vice President, Technology Modernization and Software Engineering · Humana
Associate Vice President, Technology Modernization and Software Engineering at Humana since June 2022, and former Associate Vice President, Software Engineering at Author by Humana (2019–2022). Former Vice President of Software Engineering, Voice and Digital Channel at JPMorganChase (2010–2019); the headline describes a technology executive and transformation leader.
Keron Salmon
LinkedInExperience: VP, Segment CIO, Provider, Specialty & Wellness · Humana
Former VP, Segment CIO, Provider, Specialty & Wellness at Humana (2024–2026). Former Associate VP, Digital Transformation (2021–2024), Director, SRE (2017–2021) and Manager, Software Engineering (2011–2017) at Humana. The profile lists Software Engineering Leadership across multiple industries since April 2026.
Levi Bailey
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Enterprise Data and Integration Platforms · Humana
Vice President of Enterprise Data and Integration Platforms at Humana since July 2022; the profile describes over 20 years in the technology sector across multiple industries. Former Associate Vice President, Cloud Architecture (2020–2022), Director, Software Engineering (2018–2020) and Lead Domain Architect (2017–2018) at Humana.
Steve Brunner
LinkedInExperience: AVP of AI Engineering · Humana
AVP of AI Engineering at Humana since November 2019, a role the profile lists in the Engineering and Technical department. Former Chief Architect at Availity Clinical Solutions (2019), Director of Software Development (2014–2018) and Director of Quality Development (2007–2014) at InterSystems, and Director of Engineering at eCopy (2004–2007).
Steve Kurk
LinkedInExperience: CIO - Medicare, Medicaid & CarePlus Tech · Humana
Former CIO - Medicare, Medicaid & CarePlus Tech at Humana (2021–2026). Senior Vice President of Engineering at enGen since April 2026. Former CIO - Private Client Group High Net Worth Clients at AIG (2017–2021), SVP Head of Technology at PenFed Credit Union (2016–2017) and Head of Consumer Deposits Lending Products & Operations Technology at Capital One Bank (2013–2016).
Tom Carter
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Engineering · Humana
Director of Software Engineering at Humana since July 2021; the profile says the role advises Humana executive leaders on software products and vendors and leads engineering efforts across cross-functional products. Former Principal Software Engineer (2020–2021), Lead Software Engineer (2016–2020) and DevOps Architect (2015–2016) at Humana.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How should a health insurer split engineering ownership between enterprise platforms and business segments such as Medicare and Medicaid?
- 02What does it take to modernize core administration and claims systems without disrupting member services?
- 03How do engineering leaders build shared DevOps, data and AI capabilities that many product teams can use?
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