Founder Profile
Stephen J. Hemsley
Last reviewed: January 1970 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Stephen J. Hemsley?
Stephen J. Hemsley is a founder of Optum, which was founded in 2011 with Larry C. Renfro.
- Company founded
- Optum
- Founded
- 2011
- Co-founders
- Larry C. Renfro
Founding Story
Stephen J. Hemsley served as Chief Executive Officer of UnitedHealth Group from 2006 to 2017 and currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board. Hemsley conceived and engineered Optum in 2011, strategically combining UnitedHealth's pharmacy benefit, clinical management, and health informatics businesses into a consolidated health services powerhouse to diversify beyond insurance underwriting.
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