Mark Thierer currently serves as chief executive officer (CEO) for OptumRx. In this capacity, his primary responsibilities include overseeing all Optum pharmacy care services, including the management of pharmacy benefits, pharmacy network, home delivery pharmacy and specialty pharmacy programs. Prior to his current position, he served as chairman of the board and CEO of Catamaran, one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit management companies serving 35 million lives, which was acquired by UnitedHealth Group in 2015. Mark’s professional experience includes a 30-year health care industry career leading organizations to financial and operational success. He joined Catamaran, then called SXC in 2006 as president and chief operating officer; then named president and CEO in 2008. Prior to this, Mark led Physicians Interactive, a division of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc., as president. He spent 10 years with CaremarkRx (now CVS Caremark) as a corporate officer and senior vice president, Industry Relations. Before joining Caremark, he spent 10 years at IBM in various sales management positions in its health industry division. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the University of Minnesota, a Master in Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University and has earned the Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) designation. He is a frequent guest lecturer at Northwestern Kellogg School of Management and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mark serves on the board of directors for the Museum of Science and Industry and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Mark holds professional memberships in the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA), National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP), Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP), National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). He is active in the Economic Club, serves on the board of the Executive’s Club of Chicago and CEOs Against Cancer. He also serves as a board member of Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS).

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