Gail Boudreaux

Bio

Gail Boudreaux is an expert in healthcare delivery. She is frequently listed among America's most powerful women in business.

Professional Activities

Academic Positions

• Senior Fellow, Tuck School of Business, 2015-present

Nonacademic Positions

• Chief Executive Officer, GKB Global Health, LLC, 2015-present
• Chief Executive Officer, United Healthcare, 2011-14
• Executive Vice President, United Healthcare, 2008-2011
• Executive Vice President External Operation, Healthcare Services Corporation, 2006-08
• President, BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois, 2002-06
• Senior Vice President, Group Insurance, Aetna, 1983-2002

Board Memberships

• Board of Directors, Novavax, Inc., 2015-present
• Board of Directors, Xcel Energy, Inc., 2014-present
• Chair, Xcel Energy, Operations, Nuclear, Environmental, and Safety Committee, 2012-present
• Board of Directors, Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., 2012-present
• Board of Directors, Genzyme Corporation, 2004-11
• Chair, Genzyme Corporation, Risk Committee, 2010-11
• Dartmouth College Board of Trustees, 2011-present
• National Trustee, Chicago Field Museum of Natural History, 2004-present

Awards

• Selected as one of FORTUNE Magazine’s “50 Most Powerful Women in American Business,” 2008-14
• Named by Modern Healthcare Magazine as one of the “Top 25 Women in Healthcare” and one of the “200 Most Influential People in Healthcare,” 2013
• Ranked among Forbes Magazine’s “100 Most Powerful Women” list, 2009
• Recognized by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal as one of the “Top 25 Industry Leaders,” 2009
• Inducted into New England Basketball Hall of Fame, 2003
• One of six individuals nationally to receive NCAA Silver Anniversary Award for outstanding professional and athletic achievement, 2007