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10 Optum operations leaders
These ten current and former Optum operations leaders include chief operating officers at Optum and for Optum businesses and regions such as Optum Whole Health Solutions, Optum Behavioral Care, Optum NY NJ and the Pacific Northwest, along with operations vice presidents. A reader can learn how operations leaders build and run their teams in health care businesses at Optum.
Professionals to explore
01—10Eileen Strasters
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operations Officer, Optum Financial Payments · Optum
Chief Operations Officer, Optum Financial Payments at Optum since March 2022, a role the profile lists at the C-Level. Former SVP Contact Centers and Operations at Optum Bank (2017–2022) and former Senior Vice President Health Benefits Services at Wells Fargo (2008–2017).
Jaime Metzger
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer Optum NY NJ · Optum
Chief Operating Officer Optum NY NJ at Optum since April 2026. Former Optum roles include Regional Senior Vice President of Operations (2025–2026), Regional Vice President of Operations (2024–2025), Vice President of Operations (2021–2024) and Senior Director of Operations (2019–2021).
Jeremy Selko
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Optum
Chief Operating Officer at Optum since June 2026; the profile ties the role to Home & Community Care Delivery across clinical services in support of Care Transitions, HouseCalls, Care at Home and Senior Community Care. Former SVP Optum Enterprise Advocacy Operations (2024–2026) and former VP Enterprise Clinical Services - Advocacy Services (2022–2024) at Optum.
Mark Devitt
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Optum
Vice President Operations at Optum since February 2023, a role the profile ties to the Optum FL Division. Former Regional Vice President of Operations - Florida (2018–2023), Executive Director - Northeast FL (2015–2018) and Director of Rehab (2007–2015) at Optum.
Matthew Beukelman
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer (COO), Optum Whole Health Solutions · Optum
Chief Operating Officer (COO), Optum Whole Health Solutions at Optum since January 2024. Former Optum roles include Senior Vice President, Business Operations, Intelligence and Product Enablement, Optum Health (2021–2024) and Vice President, Business Operations and Intelligence, Optum Health (2019–2021).
Peter Hamburge
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer, Optum Behavioral Care · Optum
Chief Operating Officer, Optum Behavioral Care at Optum since May 2026, and former Vice President of Virtual Services and Clinical Operations Support, Optum Behavioral Care at Optum (2025–2026). The profile also lists a Senior Director of Operations, Optum Behavioral Care role at Optum.
Purav Bhatt
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer, Pacific Northwest · Optum
Chief Operating Officer, Pacific Northwest at Optum since June 2026. Former President, Altais Health Solutions & Clinical Operations at Altais (2024–2026) and former Chief Operating Officer - Medical Group at EvergreenHealth (2022–2023). At Optum the profile also lists Regional Vice President, Operations and Innovation (2019–2022) and Director Of Operations (2017–2019).
Susan Arthur
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Optum
Chief Operating Officer at Optum since May 2025, a role the profile lists at the C-Level in General Management, and former Chief Operating Officer at Optum (2019–2021). Former CEO, Optum Insight, Provider Market & President Optum Global Advantage (2024–2025) and former President, Optum Global Advantage (2023–2024) at Optum.
Tracy Bowthorpe, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Optum
Former Vice President Operations at Optum (2023–2025); the profile says this role was for OptumHealth's Home & Community business, a $1B+ nationwide home health organization serving Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and dual enrollees. Former Director of Innovation Operations at Optum (2021–2023).
Victoria Jackson
LinkedInExperience: COO State Govt Operations & Global Centralized Services · Optum
COO State Govt Operations & Global Centralized Services at Optum since March 2026; the profile says the role leads delivery and operations for OptumInsight. Former Optum roles include SVP, Business Operations & Shared Services (2023–2026), Vice President, OptumInsight Provider Technology Operations (2019–2022) and Vice President & Senior Operations Leader (2016–2019).
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- 01How do you structure operations leadership across many regional care delivery markets?
- 02What operating metrics matter most when running a large home and community care business?
- 03How should shared services and centralized operations be organized to support several health care businesses?
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