UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Insight unit has named Sandeep Dadlani as its new CEO.
UnitedHealth Group has appointed Sandeep Dadlani as CEO of its Optum Insight technology division, an announcement Dadlani shared in a social media post on Thursday.
Optum Insight, the data and analytics division of UnitedHealth, includes health IT company Change Healthcare, which suffered a major cyberattack early last year, compromising the data of approximately 190 million Americans.
The division has incurred billions of dollars in response costs, along with hundreds of millions in lost revenue. In 2024, Optum Insight reported $3.1 billion in operating earnings, a decline from the previous year due to expenses related to the cyberattack.
Despite this, Optum Insight maintains the highest operating margin among UnitedHealth’s divisions at 16.5%.
An Optum spokesperson commented on Sandeep Dadlani’s appointment, saying, “As Optum Insight continues its journey of introducing innovative, technology-enabled solutions to both payers and providers, Sandeep Dadlani is uniquely qualified to lead this business into its next evolutionary chapter. His expertise in tech-enabled product development and AI-first approaches will help accelerate growth in a business with significant potential to deliver value to the broader healthcare system.”
Dadlani highlighted his focus on artificial intelligence in a LinkedIn post, stating, “AI is the most important technology of our lifetime” and “healthcare is the most important use case.” He added, “I believe we have the brightest minds and best AI talent to seize this pivotal moment.”
His appointment comes amid a broader reshuffling of UnitedHealth’s executive team this year. In May, the company’s board reinstated former CEO Stephen Hemsley to replace the embattled Andrew Witty. Since then, Hemsley has appointed a new chief financial officer and replaced leaders in both the care delivery unit, Optum Health, and the payer division, UnitedHealthcare.
