BCBS of Minnesota appoints former UnitedHealth startup CEO president of diversified business

Eagan, Minn.-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota named Tom Vanderheyden, former CEO of UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Harken Health, president of diversified business.

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Here are three things to know.

1. Mr. Vanderheyden oversees all strategies for expanding diversified businesses investments, bringing new healthcare products and solutions to market and commercializing existing products and services.

2. He has more than 20 years of leadership experience in business development and healthcare innovation. He most recently served as CEO at Harken Health, an independent affiliate of Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth, and has held several other leadership roles with UnitedHealth.

3. Mr. Vanderheyden earned a bachelor’s degree in organizational management and communications from Concordia University and a master’s in business administration in global management from the University of Phoenix.  

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