BRAD LAWSON
FROM : AVIA HEALTH INNOVATION TO : FERN HEALTH
WAS : EXECUTIVE IN RESIDENCE NOW : CEO
SIR ANDREW WITTY
Brad Lawson joins the digital healthcare company bringing experience in employer health management , payer health systems , venture capital and growing digital health businesses . His previous roles include Executive In Residence at Avia Health Innovation and Abundant Venture Partners , Chief Growth Officer at The StayWell Company , and SVP of Employer Sales at WebMD Health Services . In his new role he will support Fern Health through planned employer implementations and lead strategic decisions around product and sales strategy .
FROM : WHO TO : UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC .
WAS : GLOBAL ENVOY FOR WHO ’ S COVID-19 RESPONSE NOW : CEO
Witty becomes CEO of the largest health insurance firm in the US after taking unpaid leave of absence from the firm to support the WHO ' s COVID response . British-born Whitty also served as an advisor to the UK Government Vaccine Taskforce . Prior to this he was CEO of UnitedHealth Group ’ s Optum unit , and CEO of GlaxoSmithKline from 2008 to 2017 . He was knighted in 2012 for services to the UK pharmaceutical industry , and named an Honorary Citizen of Singapore in 2018 .