Becker's Healthcare December 12, 2025
Coming into 2025, health insurance industry leadership encountered overwhelming uncertainty. Despite this, 2025 proved to be a year of executive mobility.
Here are 19 payer CEO moves from this past year:
1. Krista Nelson will lead Optum Health as CEO.
2. Former Humana CFO Susan Diamond will serve as Wellvana’s CEO.
3. BCBS Kansas City CEO Erin Stucky is retiring, with Jenny Housley taking over.
4. Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan CEO Brian O’Grady will retire, with Barry Thornton II succeeding.
5. Beth-Ann Roberts will join Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont as CEO. Don George shared plans to retire.
6. Vivek Garg, MD, is joining the National Committee for Quality Assurance as CEO after serving as...
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