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Patrick Conway, CEO of Optum

Who is the CEO of Optum in 2026?

Patrick Conway is the Chief Executive Officer of Optum. Patrick has held the CEO seat since May 2025, and was previously Consultant and Strategic advisor at United Latino Students Association.

Updated September 24, 2026
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Time in seat
1 year
CEO since May 2025
Years at company
6 years
Joined Optum February 2020
Career span
30 years
First recorded role January 1996
Summary
  • Patrick Conway rose through Optum: CEO of Care Solutions at Optum from February 2020, then Chief Executive Officer from April 2025, before taking the CEO seat in May 2025.
  • Patrick Conway sits on the boards of PACS, Hopebridge and Help at Home.
  • Patrick Conway was Consultant and Strategic advisor at Self-Employed from October 2019 to January 2020.

Current company

Optum

Optum is an American healthcare services provider.

pharmacy benefits managerHeadquartered in Eden PrairieFounded 2011Private company

Source: Wikidata

Career and education

Patrick Conway joined Optum in February 2020 and has been CEO since May 2025. Before Optum, Patrick was Consultant and Strategic advisor at United Latino Students Association from October 2019 until January 2020.

Career

  1. Optum2020 to present
    • Chief Executive OfficerApril 2025 to present
    • Chief Executive Officer of Optum HealthJune 2025 to November 2025
    • CEO of Optum RxJuly 2023 to May 2025
    • CEO of Care Solutions at OptumFebruary 2020 to July 2023
  2. PACS2026 to present
    • Board Member
  3. Hopebridge2022 to present
    • Member Board Of Directors
  4. Help at Home2021 to present
    • Member Board Of Directors
  5. Alice L. Walton School of Medicine2022 to 2024
    • Board Member
  6. Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy2018 to 2024
    • Board Member
  7. Sound Physicians2018 to 2022
    • Member, Board of Directors
  8. AbleTo Inc.2020 to 2022
    • Member Board Of Directors
  9. Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc.2017 to 2020
    • Member Board Of Directors
  10. Aledade2018 to 2020
    • Member Board Of Directors
  11. Aledade, Inc.2018 to 2020
    • Member Board Of Directors
  12. United Latino Students Association2019 to 2020
    • Consultant and Strategic advisor
  13. Self-Employed2019 to 2020
    • Consultant and Strategic advisor
  14. Blue Cross NC2017 to 2019
    • President and CEO
  15. Echo Health Ventures2017 to 2019
    • Board Member
  16. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association2017 to 2019
    • Board Member
  17. Prime Therapeutics2017 to 2019
    • Board Member
  18. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services2011 to 2017
    • Chief Medical Officer, Deputy Administrator, and Director Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation
  19. Cincinnati Children's2007 to 2011
    • Director of Hospital Medicine and Associate ProfessorMarch 2010 to May 2011
    • Assistant ProfessorJune 2007 to June 2010
  20. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)2007 to 2010
    • Chief Medical OfficerAugust 2008 to March 2010
    • White House FellowSeptember 2007 to August 2008
  21. Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at University of Pennsylvania2005 to 2007
    • RWJ Clinical Scholar
  22. Boston Children's Hospital2002 to 2005
    • Pediatric Resident
  23. McKinsey & Company1996 to 1998
    • Consultant - health care

Sources: LinkedIn profile

Education

Harvard Medical School, Residency, PediatricsUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, MSc, Health Services Research and Health PolicyBaylor College of Medicine, MDTexas A&M University, B.S., GeneticsSource

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the CEO of Optum?

Patrick Conway is the Chief Executive Officer of Optum. Patrick has held the CEO seat since May 2025, and was previously Consultant and Strategic advisor at United Latino Students Association.

When did Patrick Conway become CEO of Optum?

Patrick Conway has been CEO of Optum since May 2025, according to LinkedIn profile.

What did Patrick Conway do before Optum?

Patrick Conway was Consultant and Strategic advisor at United Latino Students Association from October 2019 until January 2020, according to LinkedIn profile.

How long has Patrick Conway been CEO of Optum?

Patrick Conway has been CEO of Optum for 1 year, since May 2025.

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Methodology

The seat holder is identified in Unify's professional profile dataset, then confirmed against the company's published leadership page, its SEC filings, and Wikipedia before publication. Career and education rows carry the public document they were taken from. Leadership team membership follows the company's own leadership page; in-seat dates come from filings where available and otherwise from the profile record. Company figures are read from the Unify headcount page for the same company and are profile coverage measures, never company-reported workforce totals. The employee preview lists vice president and senior vice president level profiles by department. No personal contact details are published.

Identity confirmed against Wikipedia, Optum. Last verified: September 24, 2026.