Mark Thierer
Chief Executive Officer
Department of Dentistry
dentsply
Austria
Biography
Mark A. Thierer has more than 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Mr. Thierer most recently served as CEO of OptumRx and oversaw all Optum pharmacy care services, including the management of pharmacy benefits, the pharmacy network, and home delivery pharmacy and specialty pharmacy programs. Prior to this role, Mr. Thierer served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Catamaran, which was one of America's largest pharmacy benefit management companies and which merged with OptumRx in 2015. Earlier on in his career, Mr. Thierer served as President, CEO and Chairman of SXC Health Solutions, which merged with Catalyst Health Solutions to create Catamaran. During his time as CEO of SXC Health Solutions, the company recorded a compound annual growth rate of 50 percent and a 50-fold increase in shareholder value. Mr. Thierer received a Bachelor of Science in Finance at the University of Minnesota and an M.B.A. from Nova Southeastern University.
Research Interest
Research, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Healthcare, Medical Science
