Patrick Conway

Dr. Patrick Conway is the CEO of Optum, and he was named to the role in 2025 after serving as CEO of Optum Rx and, earlier, CEO of Optum Care Solutions. Previously, Dr. Conway served as president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. From 2011 to 2017, he held senior leadership roles at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, including Deputy Administrator for Innovation and Quality, director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, and chief medical officer. Earlier, he oversaw clinical operations and quality improvement at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

Dr. Conway was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2014, received the President’s Senior Executive Distinguished Service Award and served as a White House Fellow. He earned his MD with high honors from Baylor College of Medicine, completed residency training at Boston Children’s Hospital and earned a Master of Science in clinical epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania.

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