Who is Brian Thompson, the UnitedHealthcare CEO shot dead in Manhattan?

[ad_1] Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was shot to dying Wednesday outdoors the New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan, the place the corporate was internet hosting an investor day.

Thompson, 50, was named CEO of UnitedHealthcare, UnitedHealth Group's insurance coverage arm, in April 2021. He first joined UnitedHealth Group in 2004 and had beforehand served as CEO of the corporate's authorities applications, together with Medicare and retiree protection, and group and state applications offering Medicaid and different kinds of protection to thousands and thousands of people.

In his most up-to-date function as CEO of UnitedHealthcare, he was accountable for main development throughout the corporate's international, employer, particular person, specialty and authorities advantages companies, in line with a 2021 firm assertion saying his appointment.

Brian Thompson, 50, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was shot to dying Wednesday outdoors the New York Hilton in Midtown Manhattan, the place the corporate was internet hosting an investor day. UnitedHealth Group

"Brian's expertise, relationships and values make him particularly well-suited to assist UnitedHealthcare enhance how well being care works for shoppers, physicians, employers, governments and our different companions, resulting in continued and sustained long-term development," UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty mentioned on the time.

Thompson held different positions over his 20 years on the firm, together with chief monetary officer for UnitedHealthcare's Employer and Particular person, Neighborhood and State and Medicare and Retirement companies. He additionally served because the monetary controller for UnitedHealthcare's Employer and Particular person enterprise and was a director within the firm's company growth division.

Earlier than becoming a member of UnitedHealth Group, Thompson labored as an authorized public accountant at accounting agency PwC, in line with his biography on networking website LinkedIn. Thompson graduated from the College of Iowa in 1997 with a bachelor's diploma in enterprise administration and most just lately resided in Minnesota.

Following the capturing, UnitedHealthcare canceled its Wednesday assembly with Wall Avenue analysts and buyers, which Thompson had been scheduled to attend.

"We're deeply saddened and shocked on the passing of our expensive good friend and colleague Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare," UnitedHealth Group mentioned in an announcement. "Brian was a extremely revered colleague and good friend to all who labored with him. We're working intently with the New York Police Division and ask on your endurance and understanding throughout this tough time. Our hearts exit to Brian's household and all who had been near him."

Minnesota leaders specific shock Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey additionally weighed in on Thompson's dying. "It is a surprising and devastating loss for our entire group. 'Stunning' is the one phrase I can discover for the time being," he mentioned in an announcement to CBS MoneyWatch.

He added in a put up on social media that Thompson was "an excellent man."

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar expressed her condolences for Thompson's household and for United Healthcare staff within the state, calling the capturing "a horrifying and surprising act of violence" in a put up on X.

In his personal put up, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz known as Thompson's dying "a horrible loss for the enterprise and well being care group in Minnesota."

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Megan Cerullo

Megan Cerullo is a New York-based reporter for CBS MoneyWatch masking small enterprise, office, well being care, client spending and private finance matters. She repeatedly seems on CBS Information 24/7 to debate her reporting.