Deneen Vojta is Executive Vice President for Global Research & Development at UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and Chief Physician Executive for Optum Labs. With 25 years' experience as a researcher, entrepreneur, health system executive and board member, she develops strategies for growth through innovation and investment. She has spent much of her career focused broadly on accelerating the design, execution and scaling of disruptive programs, leveraging general purpose technologies. Deneen has a strong history of building mutually beneficial partnerships with academics, governments and entrepreneurs to achieve the larger shared goals of improving health care quality, reducing care costs, more effectively engaging consumers in their health.