Shawn Schaefer

Shawn Schaefer currently holds the position of Senior Vice President, Risk Strategy & Growth at Optum, where the focus is on enhancing value-based care to improve outcomes across Optum Health. Prior experience includes serving as Vice President at UnitedHealth Group in various capacities, including Network, Product, and Field Operations. At WellPoint, Shawn Schaefer played a pivotal role in revitalizing a major Medicare Supplements business and led strategic marketing initiatives post-merger. The educational background consists of an Executive MBA in Strategic Management from the Wisconsin School of Business and a B.S. in Psychology with a focus on Business and Quantitative Analysis from Carroll University, where graduation was achieved Cum Laude.