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10 Optum engineering leaders
These ten Optum engineering leaders currently hold chief technology officer and vice president roles in engineering at Optum, including CTO roles for Enterprise Imaging and Optum Financial and vice president roles in software and cloud platform engineering. A reader can learn how CTOs and engineering vice presidents lead technology organizations in health care businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Amy Thering
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Software Engineering - EDET Optum · Optum
Vice President, Software Engineering - EDET Optum at Optum since September 2026; the profile says Amy Thering led Optum Technology's enterprise AI transformation effort and lists Vice President, AI Workforce Transformation (Tiger Team) at Optum (2026). Former Optum roles include Chief Information Officer - Optum Care East Region (2024–2026) and Senior Director of Software Engineering, Member Services Technology (2015–2021).
Chris Thorne
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Software Engineering - Consumer Optum Rx · Optum
Vice President, Software Engineering - Consumer Optum Rx at Optum since April 2026. Former Optum roles include Sr. Director of Consumer Engineering Optum Rx (2025–2026), Sr. Director of Engineering, Conversational AI (2023–2025), Director of Engineering (2021–2023) and Sr. Manager of Engineering (2018–2021).
James Jeyachandran
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Cloud Platform Engineering · Optum
Vice President, Cloud Platform Engineering at Optum since July 2021, with a profile headline of Vice President of Cloud Engineering. Former Sr. Director, Software Engineering (2018–2021) and Director, Software Product Engineering (2016–2018) at Optum, and former Director of Development at Infor (2013–2016).
Johnny Brevik
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology Officer · Optum
Chief Technology Officer at Optum since July 2023; the profile says the role involves leading engineering, architecture and other technology functions and driving technical strategy. Former Vice President, Technology (2022–2023), Sr. Director, Technology - Product Management (2019–2023) and Director, User Experience & Digital (2016–2019) at Optum.
Ketan Desai
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Software Engineering, Optum Technology · Optum
Vice President of Software Engineering, Optum Technology at Optum since January 2022; the profile describes leading global information technology and software engineering teams for Provider Engagement and Enablement tools and Utilization Management and Care Management. Former Sr. Director Software Development at NextGen Healthcare (2020–2022) and former Vice President, Development & IT at Medfusion Inc. (2018–2019).
Kurt Martinson
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Software Engineering · Optum
Vice President of Software Engineering at Optum since March 2022, a role the profile places in Eden Prairie, Minnesota at the President/Vice President level. Former Senior Director Application Architecture and Engineering (2019–2022) and Director of Application Architecture and Engineering (2017–2022) at UnitedHealth Group.
Matt Merten
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology Officer - Optum Financial · Optum
Chief Technology Officer - Optum Financial at Optum since June 2025, and CIO - Optum Bank & CTO - Optum Financial at Optum since November 2023. Former CTO - Optum Financial (2022–2024), Chief Architect - Optum Financial Services (2018–2022) and Director - IT Architecture (2017–2018) at Optum.
Sameh Ebeid
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Software Engineering · Optum
Vice President of Software Engineering at Optum since February 2021, a role the profile places in Chicago, Illinois at the President/Vice President level. Former Director Application Development and Support at Optum (2015–2018). The profile headline reads Vice President, Software Engineering.
Sundaramoorthy Pari
LinkedInExperience: VP of Engineering · Optum
VP of Engineering at Optum since August 2024, and former Senior Director of Engineering at Optum (2022–2024), a role the profile lists at the Director level. Former Director Of Engineering (2019–2022), Senior Lead Technical Architect (2017–2019) and Senior Engineer (2015–2017) at American Express.
Tim Dawson
LinkedInExperience: CTO and SVP Engineering for Enterprise Imaging · Optum
CTO and SVP Engineering for Enterprise Imaging at Optum since July 2024, a role the profile lists at the C-Level. Former Chief Technology Officer (2021–2024), former Vice President Of Engineering (2016–2021) and former Chief Architect & Sr. Director of Engineering (2010–2016) at Canon Medical Informatics.
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Match the person's scope to your question: business CTOs suit questions about running technology for one Optum business, while software and cloud platform leaders suit questions about shared engineering practices and platforms. Check each person's dates and earlier employers before asking how a specific Optum team works today.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you organize software engineering teams that serve many health care products and business units?
- 02What does it take to move a large health care engineering organization onto shared cloud platforms?
- 03How should a business CTO inside a large health care company balance its own roadmap with enterprise standards?
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