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10 UnitedHealth Group corporate development leaders
These ten current and former UnitedHealth Group corporate development leaders have held director through chief development officer roles in corporate development and M&A at UnitedHealth Group, Optum and UnitedHealthcare. A reader can learn how UnitedHealth Group approaches corporate development from people who led it.
Professionals to explore
01—10Austin Quackenbush
LinkedInExperience: Director, UnitedHealth Group Mergers & Acquisitions · UnitedHealth Group
Former Director, UnitedHealth Group Mergers & Acquisitions (2024–2025), after Manager, UnitedHealth Group Mergers & Acquisitions (2021–2024) and Senior M&A Associate, UnitedHealth Group Mergers & Acquisitions (2018–2021). Since January 2025 they have been Vice President of M&A and Finance at LHC Group.
Chris Blanchard
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Corporate Development · UnitedHealth Group
Vice President Corporate Development at UnitedHealth Group since February 2016, after Director Corporate Development there (2008–2016); their profile lists mergers and acquisitions under the current role. Before UnitedHealth Group they were an Associate at Citi (2003–2005) and a Lieutenant in the US Navy (1995–2001).
Chris Radford
LinkedInExperience: UHC Employer & Individual - VP, M&A · UnitedHealth Group
UHC Employer & Individual - VP, M&A at UnitedHealth Group since October 2024, where their profile says they lead strategic portfolio evaluation, M&A and special projects within UnitedHealthcare's Employer & Individual businesses. Earlier at UnitedHealth Group they were UHC Medicare & Retirement - Sr. Director, Strategic Initiatives (2018–2023) and UHC Global - Sr. Director, Strategy and Operations (2023–2024).
Clay Rudolph
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Corporate Development, M&A, UnitedHealth Group · UnitedHealth Group
Former Vice President, Corporate Development, M&A, UnitedHealth Group (2016–2021), where their profile says they completed 10 M&A transactions valued at over $17 billion. Since 2021 they have been Senior Vice President, Business Unit CFO, Optum Insight. They were Director, Corporate Development, M&A at Stratasys (2014–2016).
Dustin Hoffmeister
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Strategy and Business Development M&A · UnitedHealthcare
Sr. Director, Strategy and Business Development M&A at UnitedHealthcare since April 2022. Their profile says they perform financial modeling and analysis to evaluate strategic opportunities, including M&A and alliances, and construct valuation models. It is the only work row the listing shows for them.
Erich Brelje
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Corporate Development · UnitedHealth Group
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development at UnitedHealth Group since January 2025, after Vice President, Corporate Development (2022–2025) and Director, Corporate Development (2020–2022) there. They were Director, Strategy and Corporate Development - UnitedHealthcare Global (2017–2020) and Senior Manager, Corporate Development at Medtronic (2011–2016).
Jonathan Westfield
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Corporate Development · Optum
Vice President, Corporate Development at Optum since April 2022, after Director, Corporate Development at Optum (2020–2022). Their profile says they lead acquisition efforts for Optum in California. Before Optum they were Vice President, Investment Banking at Leerink Partners (2013–2019).
Kris Covey
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Corporate Development · Optum
Vice President Corporate Development at Optum since February 2020, after Director of Business Development and Integration at Optum (2011–2020). Their profile describes experience in business development, M&A and finance in the healthcare services arena. They were Vice President, Senior Vice President at Concentra (2000–2010).
Richard Mattera
LinkedInExperience: Chief Development Officer · UnitedHealth Group
Chief Development Officer at UnitedHealth Group since September 2020, where their profile says they lead the UHG corporate development and M&A effort, including legal and financial oversight, as well as Enterprise Integration Services. They were Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Optum (2017–2020) and Senior Deputy General Counsel, UnitedHealth Group (2012–2017).
Robert Schweitzer
LinkedInExperience: Director of Corporate Development · UnitedHealth Group
Former Director of Corporate Development at UnitedHealth Group in two periods (2006–2010 and 2014–2017). Their profile says they coordinated buy-side M&A activities in the first and led mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and other strategic initiatives in the second. Since 2017 they have been Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis at UnitedHealth Group.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a large health care company split corporate development work between an enterprise team and its business units?
- 02What does a corporate development leader at a diversified health care company look at when evaluating an acquisition in health services?
- 03How do M&A, legal and integration teams work together at a large health care company from deal evaluation through integration?
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