10 UnitedHealthcare executives
Chief Executive Officer, Employer & Individual, CEO of Government Programs, Chief Operating Officer, UnitedHealthcare Networks and CEO, Medicare, Texas are among the current titles held by these UnitedHealthcare executives. A reader can learn how executives lead UnitedHealthcare from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Anna Helmrath
LinkedInExperience: President of Medicare IL,WI,MI,AR · UnitedHealthcare
Anna Helmrath has been President of Medicare IL,WI,MI,AR at UnitedHealthcare since October 2025, and the profile also lists Vice President Medicare Strategy and Execution, Executive Director Georgia at UnitedHealthcare since June 2021. Anna Helmrath was Strategy and Enablement Director at Cigna Healthcare from 2019 to 2021.
Brandon Cuevas
LinkedInExperience: Chief Executive Officer, Employer & Individual · UnitedHealthcare
Brandon Cuevas has been Chief Executive Officer, Employer & Individual at UnitedHealthcare since September 2026. Brandon Cuevas was Chief Growth Officer at UnitedHealthcare from 2022 to 2023, Chief Executive Officer - West Region there from 2016 to 2022 and EVP - National Health Plan at Kaiser Permanente from 2023 to 2026.
David Powell
LinkedInExperience: Chief Executive Officer · UnitedHealthcare Global
David Powell has been Chief Executive Officer of UnitedHealthcare Global since July 2018. David Powell was Senior Vice President - Strategy & Corporate Development at UnitedHealthcare Global from June 2009 to July 2018 and Manager - Corporate Finance at Deloitte from 2004 to 2006.
Jennifer Pinerski
LinkedInExperience: CEO, Medicare, Texas · UnitedHealthcare
Jennifer Pinerski has been CEO, Medicare, Texas at UnitedHealthcare since December 2021. Jennifer Pinerski was COO, Medicare, Texas at UnitedHealthcare from March 2019 to January 2022 and Vice President Portfolio Management at UnitedHealth Group from 2017 to 2019.
Melissa McMillan
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer, UnitedHealthcare Networks · UnitedHealthcare
Melissa McMillan has been Chief Operating Officer, UnitedHealthcare Networks at UnitedHealthcare since July 2024. Melissa McMillan was National Vice President, UnitedHealthcare Networks Business Enablement there from February 2021 to July 2024 and Vice President, Regional Operations, Southeast Region from 2015 to 2018.
Michael Santoro
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer - UnitedHealthcare Strategic Platform · UnitedHealthcare
Michael Santoro has been Chief Operating Officer - UnitedHealthcare Strategic Platform at UnitedHealthcare since March 2021, and the profile also lists Senior Vice President, Payment Integrity there since July 2016. Michael Santoro was Senior Vice President, Commercial Claims at UnitedHealthcare from 2013 to 2016.
Mike Anderson
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Government Programs Pharmacy | President, Medicare Part D · UnitedHealthcare
Mike Anderson has been SVP, Government Programs Pharmacy | President, Medicare Part D at UnitedHealthcare since March 2026. Mike Anderson was CEO, Medicare Part D at UnitedHealthcare from March 2019 to March 2026 and Chief Pharmacy Officer, UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement at UnitedHealth Group from 2002 to 2026.
Robert (Bobby) Hunter
LinkedInExperience: CEO of Government Programs, UnitedHealthcare · UnitedHealth Group
Robert (Bobby) Hunter has been CEO of Government Programs, UnitedHealthcare at UnitedHealth Group since July 2025. Robert (Bobby) Hunter was CEO, UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement from February to July 2025 and President of Medicare, UnitedHealthcare from March 2024 to February 2025.
Steve Cain
LinkedInExperience: CEO, Northern California · UnitedHealthcare
Steve Cain has been CEO, Northern California at UnitedHealthcare since January 2019, and the profile also lists a Chief Executive Officer row at UnitedHealthcare since October 2022. Steve Cain was Director of Sales & Account Management at UnitedHealth Group from 2007 to 2013.
Steve Wilson
LinkedInExperience: CEO, Specialty Benefits · UnitedHealthcare
Steve Wilson has been CEO, Specialty Benefits at UnitedHealthcare since November 2025. The profile also lists Steve Wilson as Employer & Individual CEO Mid-South at UnitedHealth Group since June 2019, and Steve Wilson was Commercial CEO – Tennessee, Arkansas, southwest Virginia there from 2017 to 2019.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current executive role, and why?
- 02How do you decide which issues need your own attention and which your leadership group should own?
- 03What has your own work taught you about leading a health plan business line?
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