Chief Client Officer
OptumHealth

As chief client officer, Russ Johannesson oversees OptumHealth’s client relationships and market development. Under his direction, Johannesson’s teams focus on developing new client relationships as well as expanding the value that OptumHealth provides to existing clients by understanding and meeting their integrated health needs. Johannesson is responsible for the growth-related functions across OptumHealth including sales, business development, client management, commercial market strategy & development, consultant/channel relations and sales administration.

Prior to joining OptumHealth, Johannesson held several leadership positions with Carlson Marketing Worldwide in Minnesota, most recently as executive vice president of U.S. Client Services responsible for all of Carlson Worldwide sales, account management, business development and client delivery services in the United States. He has also held a variety of consulting leadership and business development positions at Sapient Corporation, Stamos Associates, Deloitte & Touche, The First National Bank of Chicago and John Morton Company.

Johannesson earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics from the University of Chicago and a master of business administration degree in finance from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

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