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EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Tom Choate
President & Chief Executive Officer
Tom Choate joined LIBERTY Dental Plan as President and CEO in February 2024 and has served as an independent Director on LIBERTY’s Board of Directors since September 2023. He is also a member of LIBERTY’s Audit and Compliance subcommittee.
Tom brings to LIBERTY over 25 years of industry experience as a senior executive at UnitedHealth Group. Throughout his career, Tom held various leadership roles, most recently as the Senior Vice President leading strategic initiatives for the commercial OPTUM pharmacy division. From 2020-2022, he served as CEO of UnitedHealthcare National Markets, comprised of 2,000 clients and 11 million medical members, where he successfully led the company to deliver high-quality, affordable, long-term solutions to meet the needs of employers and plan sponsors across the United States while generating over $24 billion in revenue.
From 2015-2020, Tom served as CEO for UnitedHealthcare’s Southeast Region commercial business, responsible for the success of six health plans, which served more than 5.25 million members and generated over $9 billion in revenues. Tom also served as Chief Growth Officer for UnitedHealthcare’s commercial business from 2012 to 2015, supporting sales operations, broker and consultant relations, aggregated employer business, and in other senior executive roles where he oversaw all underwriting and pricing operations for a $30 billion book of business. Prior to UnitedHealthcare, he served in various underwriting roles at HealthNet and Cigna.
Tom holds a master’s degree from Dartmouth College, a bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut, and is a graduate of the Wharton/UHC Executive Leadership Education Program. He also has served as a board member of Leadership Greater Hartford and the Southeast Region board of UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation. Choate lives in Orlando, Florida, with his wife and three children.
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About LIBERTY
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EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Tom Choate
President & Chief Executive Officer
Tom Choate joined LIBERTY Dental Plan as President and CEO in February 2024 and has served as an independent Director on LIBERTY’s Board of Directors since September 2023. He is also a member of LIBERTY’s Audit and Compliance subcommittee.
Tom brings to LIBERTY over 25 years of industry experience as a senior executive at UnitedHealth Group. Throughout his career, Tom held various leadership roles, most recently as the Senior Vice President leading strategic initiatives for the commercial OPTUM pharmacy division. From 2020-2022, he served as CEO of UnitedHealthcare National Markets, comprised of 2,000 clients and 11 million medical members, where he successfully led the company to deliver high-quality, affordable, long-term solutions to meet the needs of employers and plan sponsors across the United States while generating over $24 billion in revenue.
From 2015-2020, Tom served as CEO for UnitedHealthcare’s Southeast Region commercial business, responsible for the success of six health plans, which served more than 5.25 million members and generated over $9 billion in revenues. Tom also served as Chief Growth Officer for UnitedHealthcare’s commercial business from 2012 to 2015, supporting sales operations, broker and consultant relations, aggregated employer business, and in other senior executive roles where he oversaw all underwriting and pricing operations for a $30 billion book of business. Prior to UnitedHealthcare, he served in various underwriting roles at HealthNet and Cigna.
Tom holds a master’s degree from Dartmouth College, a bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut, and is a graduate of the Wharton/UHC Executive Leadership Education Program. He also has served as a board member of Leadership Greater Hartford and the Southeast Region board of UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation. Choate lives in Orlando, Florida, with his wife and three children.