12/19/21, 8:49 AM Sir Andrew Witty | World Economic Forum

Join us

Sir Andrew Witty

Chief Executive Officer, UnitedHealth Group (UHG)

Sir Andrew Witty was named president, UnitedHealth Group, in

November 2019, in addition to his role as chief executive officer of
Optum. As UnitedHealth Group president, Sir Andrew is responsible for
enterprise business strategy formulation, enterprise business
development and partnerships, and oversight of enterprise research and
development and clinical capacities.
Witty was named executive vice
president, UnitedHealth Group, and chief executive officer, Optum, in
March 2018. He is also a member of the Office of the Chief Executive
and previously served as a UnitedHealth Group company director.
From
2008 to 2017, Witty was chief executive officer and a director of the
leading pharmaceutical manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). He joined
GSK in 1985, and prior to being named CEO, served as president of
GSK Europe.
Witty is former chancellor of the University of Nottingham,
a British public research university, and serves on the Singapore Prime
Minister’s Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council. He is an advisor
to 8VC and Hatteras Venture Partners, as well as to the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation.
Witty was knighted in 2012 for services to the U.K.

https://www.weforum.org/people/andrew-witty 1/4
12/19/21, 8:49 AM Sir Andrew Witty | World Economic Forum

economy. In 2017, he was named an Honorary Citizen by Singapore for

his contributions to the country’s growth and development.
Witty
recently took a leave of absence from his current role as president,
UnitedHealth Group and CEO of Optum to co-lead the World Health
Organization (WHO) COVID-19 vaccine program.

Subscribe for updates

A weekly update of what’s on the Global Agenda

Email address

Follow the World Economic Forum

About
Our Mission
The Davos Manifesto
Careers
Strategic Intelligence
Contact Us

https://www.weforum.org/people/andrew-witty 2/4