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10 Optum legal leaders
These ten current and former Optum legal leaders have held deputy general counsel, senior associate general counsel and associate general counsel roles at Optum and OptumRx. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Optum from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Angela Jenkins
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel · OptumRx
Deputy General Counsel at OptumRx since 2026, listed in the Legal department at President/Vice President level, and Senior Associate General Counsel at OptumRx since 2022. Former Associate General Counsel at OptumRx (2019–2022) and former Associate General Counsel at Optum Workers' Comp and Auto No-Fault (2017–2019).
Annie Duong
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel · Optum
Associate General Counsel at Optum since 2025, with the profile headline naming the role as Associate General Counsel, Optum Home Health and Hospice (M&A). Former Partner at McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth LLP (2018–2025) and former Assistant General Counsel at the Florida Department of Financial Services (2015–2018).
Colin Ford
LinkedInExperience: Senior Associate General Counsel · Optum
Senior Associate General Counsel at Optum since 2023, based in Nashville. Former Senior Legal Counsel at Change Healthcare (2020–2023 and 2006–2017) and former General Counsel & Vice President at eRx Network (2017–2020), with the profile citing legal counsel experience in the healthcare and information technology sector.
Janette Ekanem
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel · Optum
Associate General Counsel at Optum since 2024, listed in the Legal department, and former Assistant General Counsel at Atrius Health (Optum) (2022–2024). Former Attorney at Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP (2019–2022) and former Associate at Kotin, Crabtree & Strong (2014–2017), based in Greater Boston.
Jason Springman
LinkedInExperience: Former Legal, Compliance, and Regulatory Affairs - Associate General Counsel · Optum
Former Legal, Compliance, and Regulatory Affairs - Associate General Counsel at Optum (2022–2026), where the profile describes guiding pharmacy practice and operations and leading legal review of regulatory and legislative change for compliant pharmacy operations. Former Associate Director in the same group at Optum (2020–2022); Senior Counsel, Pharmacy Regulatory at CVS Health since 2026.
Katarina Horyn
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel · Optum Rx
Deputy General Counsel at Optum Rx since 2025 and Senior Associate General Counsel at Optum since 2023, with the profile describing legal counsel and regulatory guidance on strategic business initiatives. Former Associate General Counsel roles at UnitedHealthcare covering pharmacy (2020–2023), network (2019–2020) and regulatory affairs (2015–2019).
Kimberly Anderson
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel · Optum
Associate General Counsel at Optum since 2022, based in Fargo, North Dakota, with the profile describing the role as Associate General Counsel for OptumRx Client Services. Former Associate General Counsel (2017–2022) and Staff Counsel (2013–2017) at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota.
Matthew Ellis
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel · Optum
Associate General Counsel at Optum since 2023, where the profile describes leading commercial transactions for Optum Insight's Payer business as a senior commercial attorney. Former Counsel, Technology Enabled Services at Change Healthcare (2020–2023) and former Associate at Finn Dixon & Herling LLP (2015–2019).
Rebecca Tingstrom
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Associate General Counsel | Optum · Optum
Sr. Associate General Counsel at Optum since 2018, where the profile describes serving as enterprise legal leader and regulatory subject matter expert for Optum Care, giving system-wide legal strategy and executive counsel across clinical operations and lines of business. Former General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at Synergist Medical Management (2017–2018).
Stephen Morgan
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel · Optum
Deputy General Counsel at Optum since 2021, based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota and listed in the Legal department at President/Vice President level. Former Senior Associate General Counsel (2019–2021) and Associate General Counsel (2017–2019) at Optum, and former Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Cord Blood America/Corcell Companies, Inc. (2012–2016).
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