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10 UnitedHealth Group finance leaders
These ten current and former UnitedHealth Group finance leaders, including UnitedHealth Group's CFO, have held CFO and finance vice president roles across Optum, UnitedHealthcare and the corporate finance organization. A reader can learn how UnitedHealth Group's finance leaders approach planning, accounting and performance management across business units and markets.
Professionals to explore
01—10Jacob Erickson
LinkedInExperience: West Region Chief Financial Officer · UnitedHealth Group
West Region Chief Financial Officer at UnitedHealth Group since January 2025, based in Nixa, Missouri, and listed at C-Level in Finance & Accounting. His profile shows three Market Chief Financial Officer entries at UnitedHealth Group, dated 2020–2022, 2022–2024 and 2024–2025, and Associate Finance Director (2017–2020).
Jeff Grosklags
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer of Optum · UnitedHealth Group
Former Chief Financial Officer of Optum at UnitedHealth Group (2022–2025); his profile says he was accountable for the financial leadership and strategic direction of the organization. His UnitedHealth Group profile also lists CFO of Optum Rx (2013–2022), CFO at OptumHealth Care Solutions and Optum Care Delivery (2008–2013) and CFO COO OptumHealth Financial Services (2006–2008).
Jeff Putnam
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer, UnitedHealthcare · UnitedHealth Group
Former Chief Financial Officer, UnitedHealthcare at UnitedHealth Group (2017–2023), a role listed at C-Level in Finance & Accounting. His UnitedHealth Group profile also lists SVP Finance and Controller (2011–2017), SVP - Financial Planning and Analysis (2005–2011) and Senior Vice President (2023).
Ken Baxter
LinkedInExperience: VP Finance & Performance Management · UnitedHealth Group
VP Finance & Performance Management at UnitedHealth Group since November 2025. His profile also lists Sr. Finance Director Finance Leader (2024–2025), described as finance leader for UHG Corporate Services, and Finance Director Controller (2013–2024) and Finance Director Finance Manager (2009–2013) at UnitedHealth Group.
Kristen Kuznia
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Finance - OptumRx · UnitedHealth Group
Vice President Finance - OptumRx at UnitedHealth Group since January 2026. She was previously CFO, Medicare Part D (2021–2026), a role listed at C-Level in Finance & Accounting, Director of Finance (2017–2021) and Associate Director of Finance, Medicare Part D (2014–2017) at UnitedHealth Group.
Lisa Iverson
LinkedInExperience: CFO, UnitedHealthcare Community & State · UnitedHealth Group
Her profile lists CFO, UnitedHealthcare Community & State at UnitedHealth Group from June 2015 with no end date, after Chief of Staff, UnitedHealthcare Community & State (2014–2015) and Vice President, Finance (2010–2014). Her headline now describes her as Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff for UnitedHealth Group's Strategy and Growth Office and Office of the President and COO.
Paula Pardinas
LinkedInExperience: CFO - Optum Technology Infrastructure & Security Office · UnitedHealth Group
CFO - Optum Technology Infrastructure & Security Office at UnitedHealth Group since November 2024, reporting directly to the Optum Tech CFO according to her profile. Her profile also lists CFO, Technology & Engineering, Optum Insight at Optum (2023–2025), and SVP, CFO Enterprise Technology (2022–2023) and VP of Finance (2018–2022) at Change Healthcare.
Tom Roos
LinkedInExperience: UHG SVP & Chief Accounting Officer · UnitedHealth Group
Former UHG SVP & Chief Accounting Officer at UnitedHealth Group (August 2015–March 2026), based in the Greater Minneapolis area. He has been Optum Insight CFO at UnitedHealth Group since March 2026, a role listed at C-Level in Finance & Accounting, and before UnitedHealth Group he was a Partner at Deloitte (1995–2015).
Tony Evangelista
LinkedInExperience: CFO UnitedHealthcare Specialty Benefits · UnitedHealth Group
CFO UnitedHealthcare Specialty Benefits at UnitedHealth Group since July 2024, based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. His profile also lists CFO Texas, Oklahoma and Illinois (2022–2024), Director of Finance (2019–2022) and Associate Director Finance (2016–2019) at UnitedHealth Group.
Wayne DeVeydt
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · UnitedHealth Group
Chief Financial Officer of UnitedHealth Group since September 2025; his profile headline reads Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, UnitedHealth Group, and places the role in the Finance & Accounting department at C-Level. His profile also lists Managing Director at Bain Capital (2022–2026).
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Match the person's scope to your question, since the corporate CFO and business-unit CFOs see portfolio and investment trade-offs while regional and functional finance leaders see how plans play out in specific markets and products. Check each role's dates so you know whether the person's UnitedHealth Group experience reflects the current finance organization or an earlier period.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does UnitedHealth Group's finance organization set targets and track performance for its business units?
- 02What does the finance team look at when forecasting medical costs and margins for a regional or market health plan?
- 03How do business-unit CFOs at UnitedHealth Group work with corporate accounting on reporting and controls?
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