Cigna Group Org chart
This Cigna Group org chart highlights the company’s organizational structure and leadership team, including key executives such as David Cordani (President & CEO) , John Arlotta (CEO, EviCore Healthcare) , and Shannon Wright (Corporate Giving) . It provides a clear overview of the leadership team’s roles and how they work together to achieve organizational goals and ensure effective management across all functions.
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Cigna Group Leadership Team
Executives
Profile Summary
David Cordani
President & CEO
David Cordani has served as Cigna’s Chief Executive Officer since December 2009 and as President since June 2008. He served as Chief Operating Officer from June 2008 until December 2009; President, Cigna HealthCare from 2005 until 2008; and Senior Vice President, Customer Segments & Marketing, Cigna HealthCare from 2004 until 2005. He has been employed by Cigna since 1991. Mr. Cordani has served as a director of General Mills, Inc., a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods, since 2014. He is a member of the Business Roundtable and serves on the U.S.-India Business Council Board of Directors. In 2017, he was also named Chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's U.S.-Korea Business Council. In 2016, Mr. Cordani received the Leadership in the Nation’s Interest award from the Committee for Economic Development, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, business-led public policy organization. Mr. Cordani was named one of Fortune Magazine’s Top Business Persons of the Year in 2015.
John Arlotta
CEO, EviCore Healthcare
John brings more than 40 years of leadership in the health care industry to his position as Chief Executive Officer of eviCore, which he has led since 2012. He is responsible for all aspects of eviCore’s business, which became part of Express Scripts in December 2017. John’s wide-ranging business experience includes large and small companies that were both publicly and privately held, and he has managed start-ups, turnarounds and growth organizations. Before joining eviCore, he was Special Advisor to General Atlantic, LLC, a leading global growth equity firm. He has served as Chairman, President, and CEO of Denver-based Coram Inc.; and Chairman and CEO of NeighborCare Inc. He currently serves as a Director on the Board of OptionCare. John earned his B.S. in marketing from the University of Notre Dame and is a retired U.S. Army Reserve Captain.
Shannon Wright
Corporate Giving
Shannon Wright has a diverse background in corporate giving and client relations, currently serving at Cigna since September 2019. Prior experience includes roles at United Way of Greater St. Louis, where Shannon held positions ranging from Marketing Project Manager to Client Relations Director over a span of eleven years. Shannon also gained event coordination experience at Washington University in St. Louis. A graduate of Saint Mary's College, Shannon earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications in 2005.
Lee Foley
Financial And Operations Principal / Financial Analysis Director
Lee Foley is Financial And Operations Principal / Financial Analysis Director at Cigna Group.
Kari Knight Stevens
CHRO & Corporate Secretary
Kari Knight Stevens joined The Cigna Group in 2013 and serves as the company’s EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer. In that role, she is responsible for the programs, practices, and policies that drive employee engagement and help attract, retain, and develop the pivotal talent needed for today and tomorrow. In addition to her role as CHRO, Kari serves as the Corporate Secretary and leads the company’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) efforts. Kari previously served as Chief Counsel, where she served as a legal partner and advisor to The Cigna Group’s HR leaders and team on matters relating to the company’s 70,000 employees worldwide. Before joining The Cigna Group in 2013, Kari practiced law at Blank Rome LLP. Kari has been recognized as a “Lawyer on the Fast Track” by The Legal Intelligencer magazine and received the Forum Award for Emerging Women Leaders in Philadelphia. Kari earned her bachelor’s in Political Science from Boston College, and her Juris Doctorate from the Temple University School of Law. She currently serves on the board of the Boston College Philadelphia Alumni Chapter.
Gilles Nyssens
Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer International Organisations
Gilles Nyssens is currently serving as the Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer for International Organisations at Cigna Healthcare, a position held since February 2024, focusing on delivering value and innovation to clients and stakeholders. Prior to this role, Gilles was the Director and Head of Strategy and Transformation for Group Health Europe at Cigna Europe from December 2022 to February 2024, where efforts were centered on developing mid-term strategies with a customer-centric approach. Gilles has held various leadership roles at Cigna, including Director of Global Employer Health Europe and Business Development Director for Africa, overseeing sales teams and P&L responsibilities. Earlier experience includes a senior position at Ernst & Young in Financial Services. Gilles is well-educated, with a Global CXO program from Wharton Executive Education and degrees in management and economics from prominent institutions in Belgium.
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Natalie Michel Prosper
U.s. Commercial Segment Chief Accounting Officer
Natalie Michel Prosper has extensive work experience in the finance and accounting sector. Natalie Michel began their career at Arthur Andersen LLP in 1996 as an Auditor and worked there until 2001. Following this, they joined Cigna in 2001 and held various roles, including Cigna FDP Graduate and Director of Global Cost Containment. From 2019 to 2021, they served as the SEC Reporting Lead at Cigna. Currently, they hold the position of U.S. Commercial Segment Chief Accounting Officer at Cigna. Natalie Michel Prosper pursued their higher education from 1993 to 1996 at the NYU Stern School of Business. During this period, they obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree with a major in Accounting. Apart from their degree, no specific details regarding additional certifications or qualifications were provided.
David Brailer
Chief Health Officer
David Brailer is an American physician recognized for his pioneering leadership in health care, particularly in the use of health information technology. Over the past three decades, Dr. Brailer has built a variety of private and public sector organizations that improve access to and quality of health care. In September 2022, Dr. Brailer was named the Chief Health Officer of Cigna. As Cigna’s first Chief Health Officer, Dr. Brailer brings together the company’s products, technologies, and services to create breakout health improvements for the 190 million people the company serves. In 2007, Dr. Brailer founded Health Evolution Partners, a private equity that invested in companies seeking to transform health care. In 2011, he founded Health Evolution, an organization that convenes health care leaders as they navigate rapidly changing forces in the industry. Dr. Brailer serves as Chairman of Health Evolution. In 2002, Dr. Brailer was appointed by President George W. Bush as a health policy advisor and later became the nation’s first National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. In this role, Dr. Brailer oversaw development of the nation's strategy for electronic records, information sharing, and consumer empowerment. His efforts set the foundation for the rapid adoption of digital health technologies that is underway today. In 1996, Dr. Brailer founded and was CEO of CareScience, a health care information management company. Under his leadership, CareScience developed one of the nation’s earliest health care cloud solutions, serving more than 25 million patients in 500 major health care systems, health plans, and physician groups across the United States. Dr. Brailer led CareScience through a successful IPO and subsequent sale of the company. Dr. Brailer holds doctoral degrees in medicine and economics. He earned his M.D. from West Virginia University and his Ph.D. in economics from The Wharton School. He became board certified in internal medicine after internship and residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he practiced infectious diseases and HIV medicine. Dr. Brailer was appointed a Charles A. Dana Fellow and a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Brailer taught for a decade at The Wharton School, where he founded the Wharton School health information technology program. Dr. Brailer is Vice Chairman of the Duke Margolis Health Policy Center and has served on the boards of directors of or as advisor to numerous health care companies, including Walgreens Boots Alliance, VillageMD, Censeo Health, and Prolacta Biosciences®.
Katya Andresen
Chief Digital & Analytics Officer
Katya Andresen serves as the Chief Digital & Analytics Officer at The Cigna Group since September 2021, leading a comprehensive Digital & Analytics organization focused on enhancing enterprise experiences for customers through digital and data strategies. Prior to this role, Katya held various leadership positions, including SVP of Card Customer Experience at Capital One, where an integrated team was managed across multiple marketing and customer experience functions. As CEO of Cricket Media, Katya transformed the company into a global digital media platform. Additional roles include Chief Operating Officer and Chief Strategy Officer at Network for Good, Marketing and Communications Advisor for the Institute for Sustainable Communities in Ukraine, and Adjunct Professor at American University. Katya began a career in journalism as a correspondent for the Associated Press and Reuters, covering significant political and cultural events. Katya holds a BA in History from Haverford College and serves on the Board of the Morrison Center for Marketing and Data Analytics at UCLA Anderson School of Management.
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Brian Evanko
President & COO
Brian Evanko serves as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), The Cigna GroupSM. In this role, Evanko has responsibility for all of the company’s business units. The company’s two industry-leading growth platforms, Cigna HealthcareSM and Evernorth Health Services®, serve employers, individuals, health plans, expatriates, and government agencies within the U.S. and in over 30 countries worldwide. He is a member of the Enterprise Leadership Team of The Cigna Group. Prior to this role, Evanko was President and Chief Executive Officer of Cigna Healthcare and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of The Cigna Group. In this dual role, he led Cigna Healthcare’s portfolio of health benefits businesses – U.S. Employer, International Health, and U.S. Government. As CFO for The Cigna Group, he was responsible for the financial operations and functions, investment management, and underwriting units across the company. From 2017-2021, Evanko led Cigna Healthcare's U.S. Government business, which included Medicare Advantage, Government Pharmacy, Medicaid, Individual and Family Plans (IFP), and Cigna Supplemental Benefits (CSB). Evanko joined the company's Finance organization in 1998 and has served in a number of financial leadership roles in the company’s U.S. and International businesses, including relocations to the company’s offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Hartford, Connecticut, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Evanko earned a bachelor’s degree in actuarial science from Pennsylvania State University and holds the FSA (Fellow of the Society of Actuaries), MAAA (Member of the American Academy of Actuaries) and CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) designations. He serves on the Board of Directors for TriNet (NYSE: TNET), a leading provider of comprehensive human resources solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. Additionally, he serves as Vice Chair of the Executive Committee of the Board and leads the Finance Committee of the Connecticut Science Center, the state’s foremost institution focused on lifelong learning through science. As a marathon runner, Evanko has been instrumental in the partnership between The Cigna Group and Achilles International and has served as a race guide for runners with disabilities at the Walt Disney World® and Marine Corps Marathons.
Bryan Holgerson
President, US Commercial
Bryan Holgerson was appointed President, U.S. Commercial for Cigna HealthcareSM in January 2024. In this role, he leads the company’s U.S. employer group business market and product strategy, sales, solutions, network partnerships, and performance initiatives. Prior to this, Bryan served as President, National Accounts, which serves employers with more than 3,000 employees, and Chief Underwriting Officer, U.S. Commercial, responsible for the business’s portfolio management financial strategy. Bryan began his career with Cigna Healthcare in 2001. During his tenure, he has held a variety of leadership roles in National Accounts and Underwriting and served as Market President for Georgia and Alabama. Bryan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Tennessee and an MBA from the University of Hartford.
Brandy Mills
Executive Assistant To The President Of Evicore By Evernorth
Brandy Mills is an experienced professional in hospitality and administration, currently serving as a Premium Suite Bartender at St. Louis CITY SC since January 2023, where enjoyment of soccer and social engagement are integral to the role. Mills also holds the position of Private Suite Bartender at Delaware North and has been an Executive Assistant at Express Scripts since June 2021. Prior experience includes roles as an Executive Assistant at ACERTUS, a Recruiter at Robert Half, and a Medical Secretary/Administrative Coordinator at Washington University in St. Louis. Mills completed education at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
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Robert Half
Washington University in St. Louis
ACERTUS
Jason Sadler
President, International Markets
Jason Sadler is the President of International Health at Cigna Healthcare, where Jason oversees health and vitality propositions for individuals and employers globally. Prior to joining Cigna, Jason served as the CEO of Global Health, Life, and Accident at HSBC. Jason also has a Bachelor of Science in Business Studies from Swansea University.
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Chuck Berg
President, U.S. Government Business & Senior Advisor
Charles Berg serves as the president of Cigna's U.S. Government organization which brings together its Medicare Advantage, Part D and Medicare Supplement insurance offerings, CareAllies (which works with providers to accelerate their transition to value-based care), and Cigna’s Individual and Family Plan product offerings. A veteran health care executive with more than 30 years of experience in the industry, Berg has served in various leadership roles and brings senior-level experience in building and scaling payer and provider-centric businesses across the country. Berg has served as Executive Chair of DaVita Medical Group, a leading value-based medical group, and as executive chairman of WellCare Health Plans, Inc., a provider of managed care services for government-sponsored health care programs. Prior to WellCare, he served as president and CEO of Oxford Health Plans, Inc. When Oxford was acquired by UnitedHealth Group, Berg became an executive of UnitedHealth Group and was primarily responsible for integrating the Oxford business. Berg earned a JD from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. in political science from Macalester College.
Brian Seiz
President, Pharmacy
Brian serves as the President of Pharmacy. Previously, Brian has served in a variety of leadership roles across the clinical and specialty areas of Express Scripts, Specialty Benefit Services, CuraScript Specialty Pharmacy, and Accredo Specialty Pharmacy. Before joining Express Scripts in 2004, Brian was an assistant professor of Pharmacy Practice at St. Louis College of Pharmacy, where he taught the drug information and evaluating medical literature components of the curriculum, and maintained a clinical practice in primary care. Brian has a doctor of pharmacy degree from St. Louis College of Pharmacy.
Adam Kautzner
President, Evernorth Care Management & Express Scripts Evernorth Health Services
Adam Kautzner is President, Evernorth Care Management & Express Scripts Evernorth Health Services at Cigna Group.
Matt Perlberg
President, Pharmacy & Care Delivery, Evernorth Health Services
Matt Perlberg is President of the Evernorth Health Services® pharmacy and care delivery businesses, which include Accredo® specialty pharmacy, CuraScript SD, Evernorth Home-Based Care, Express Scripts Pharmacy®, and MDLIVE, among others. Matt is a member of the Enterprise Leadership Team of The Cigna GroupSM. Under Matt’s direction, these industry-leading businesses provide a best-in-class experience for patients and providers across multiple sites of care and channels. These businesses remain relentlessly focused on delivering exceptional patient care. Matt joined Evernorth in 2013 and has held various leadership roles within the organization’s pharmacy, corporate strategy and supply chain teams. He is a seasoned leader with deep expertise across health care strategy, drug sourcing, supply chain management and more. He also has extensive experience in bringing new product solutions to market. Prior to joining Evernorth, Matt was a management consultant with Bain & Company. Matt currently serves on the board of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation’s Mid-America Chapter, which is dedicated to finding the cures for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. He earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and political science from Washington University in St. Louis, and an MBA with high distinction from Harvard Business School.
Dave Queller
President, Express Scripts
Queller has led Express Scripts sales and account management organization since he joined Express Scripts in 2014. Before joining Express Scripts, he was senior vice president of National Accounts for Aetna.
Amy Bricker
President, Express Scripts
As President of Express Scripts, Bricker's responsibilities will expand from leading supply chain and drug procurement to leadership for all of Evernorth's pharmacy benefit management (PBM) services. Over the past decade with Express Scripts, Bricker, a pharmacist by training, has served in a variety of key leadership roles in pharmacy network management, supply chain economics, and retail contracting and strategy.
Kristin Julason Damato
Senior Vice President, Global Public Policy And Government Affairs
Kristin Julason Damato has extensive experience in public policy and government affairs, currently serving as Senior Vice President of Global Public Policy and Government Affairs at CIGNA since January 2013. Prior to this role, Kristin Julason Damato held the position of Assistant Vice President in Corporate & Public Affairs at CIGNA Corporation from 1997 to 2001. Kristin Julason Damato is an alumnus of Villanova University.
Ann Dennison
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Ann Dennison serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of The Cigna GroupSM and is a member of the company’s Enterprise Leadership Team. As CFO, she has leadership responsibility for the company’s financial operations and functions. Dennison joined The Cigna Group in February 2024 as Deputy CFO, where she led the corporate finance functions. Prior to joining The Cigna Group, Dennison served as Executive Vice President, CFO at Nasdaq, where she led a global team responsible for the Finance, Investor Relations, ESG, Procurement, and Real Estate teams. She joined Nasdaq in 2015 as Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, and prior to that, she was a Managing Director and Head of Financial Reporting at Goldman Sachs where she spent nearly two decades. Dennison earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree from Pace University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Pace University’s Lubin School of Business.
Glen Stettin
SVP, Chief Innovation Officer
Glen heads up clinical products, our Therapeutic Resource Centers,℠ channel, trend and formulary management, as well as integrated health solutions. Glen joined Express Scripts when the company merged with Medco in April 2012. During his 17 years at Medco, he served in leadership roles in the clinical, operations, technology and product organizations. Glen earned his bachelor and medical degrees through Lehigh University and the Medical College of Pennsylvania. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, where he also served as Medical Chief Resident at Moffitt-Long Hospital, Fellow in cardiology and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar at UCSF and Stanford University.
Nicole Jones
EVP, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer
Nicole Jones is EVP, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer at Cigna Group.
Everett Neville
EVP, Strategy & Business Development
As the Executive Vice President of Strategy & Business Development, Neville will have oversight of Cigna Corporation's strategy, corporate development, business development, and Cigna Ventures. A pharmacist by training, Everett joined Express Scripts 16 years ago. In addition to his leadership roles in Supply Chain, he also served in a leadership role in our Health Plan division. Everett holds a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the University of North Carolina and an MBA from the University of Missouri - St. Louis.
Paul Sanford
EVP, Operations
Paul Sanford is EVP, Operations at Cigna Group.
Tim Strawman
Chief Security Officer & Managing Director
Tim Strawman has extensive experience in security leadership, currently serving as Chief Security Officer and Managing Director at Cigna since October 2011. Prior to this role, Tim held the position of Senior Director of International Security Operations at Cigna and served as Vice President of Global Security at American Express from May 2003 to October 2011. Tim began a distinguished career in security with the United States Secret Service, where various assignments and supervisory roles were held from February 1983 until retirement in May 2003. Tim Strawman graduated from Cornell University in 1981 with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Government.
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Tony Doyle
General Manager
Tony Doyle currently serves as the VP of Sales at Cigna, a position held since September 2018, with responsibilities that include overseeing the MidSouth VP Sales O500 Segment and the VP Sales Select Segment. Prior to this role, Tony Doyle spent two decades at Aetna, a CVS Health Company, where experience included serving as Middle Market Sales Director, Small Group Sales Director, and Account Executive. Tony Doyle holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Penn State University.
