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Gail Koziara Boudreaux

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Gail Boudreaux
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Born
Gail Koziara

1960 (age 65–66)
Chicopee, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
Columbia University (MBA)
OccupationBusinesswoman
TitlePresident and CEO, Elevance Health
Term2017–present
SpouseTerry Boudreaux[1]
Children2 sons[2]

Gail Koziara Boudreaux (née Koziara, born 1960) is an American businesswoman. She is the president and CEO of Elevance Health since 2017, and has been an executive for other health insurance companies including Aetna, BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois (2002), and UnitedHealth Group (2008).

In 2015, Boudreaux formed her own healthcare consulting company, GKB Global Health, LLC. In 2017, she became CEO of Elevance Health.

Education

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Boudreaux attended Chicopee Comprehensive High School in Chicopee, Massachusetts. She was an accomplished basketball player at the school.[3] She graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1982, where she continued her basketball career.[4][5][6][7] She attended business school at Columbia University and graduated with high honors in 1989.[8][4]

Career

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She spent twenty years at Aetna, then in 2002 was named president of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois. She became the executive vice president for external operations at Health Care Service Corporation, which encompasses Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois.

In May 2008 she became executive vice president of UnitedHealthcare at UnitedHealth Group. From January 2011 to November 2014, she was the chief executive officer of UnitedHealthcare,[9] the biggest US insurer, with 45 million customers and revenue of $120 billion.[10]

In 2015, months after stepping down from her post as CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Gail founded and became CEO of GKB Global Health, LLC, a healthcare strategy and business advisory firm.[11]

In November 2017, Boudreaux was named CEO of Anthem, Inc.[12] which re-branded to Elevance Health, Inc. in 2022.[13][14][15]

Awards and recognition

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In 2018, Boudreaux was awarded the Billie Jean King Contribution Award.[16] In 2022, she was awarded the Theodore Roosevelt Award,[17] as well as being inducted into the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame Class of 2022.[18]

In 2023, Boudreaux became the first female elected chair of The Business Council, an association of top CEOs.[19]

Personal life

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She is married to Terry Boudreaux, and resides with him and their two sons in Indianapolis.[20][21][11]

References

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  1. ↑ "Gail Koziara Boudreaux '82". Trustees of Dartmouth College. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Gail Koziara Boudreaux '82". Dartmouth College. December 10, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ↑ Sports Illustrated: Faces In the Crowd 1978
  4. 1 2 Parker, Garrett (2018-07-12). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Anthem CEO Gail Boudreaux". Money Inc. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  5. ↑ "$2 Million Gift Endows Women's Basketball Head Coach Position | Dartmouth News". news.dartmouth.edu. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  6. ↑ "Gail (Koziara) Boudreaux (2022)". academicallamerica.com. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  7. ↑ Sports Illustrated: Faces In the Crowd 1982
  8. ↑ Peters, Joey (24 May 2009). "Industry leader: Gail Boudreaux". Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.
  9. ↑ "Board of Trustees". Trustees of Dartmouth College. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Gail Koziara Boudreaux '82 to Receive NCAA's Highest Honor". Dartmouth College Athletics. 24 July 2024. Archived from the original on July 29, 2024. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  11. 1 2 Eichelberger, Curtis (2 February 2016). "Gail Koziara Boudreaux: From the basketball court to the boardroom". NCAA. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Anthem names industry veteran Gail Boudreaux as new CEO". CNBC. November 6, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Form 8-K for Anthem Inc filed 05/18/2022". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  14. ↑ Minemyer, Paige (2022-05-18). "Anthem shareholders OK rebrand as Elevance Health". www.fiercehealthcare.com. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  15. ↑ Minemyer, Paige (2022-03-10). "Anthem unveils corporate rebrand as Elevance Health | Fierce Healthcare". www.fiercehealthcare.com. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  16. ↑ "2018 Billie Jean King Leadership Award: Gail K. Boudreaux". Women's Sports Foundation. Archived from the original on 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  17. ↑ McGuire, Corbin (13 January 2022). "2022 Theodore Roosevelt Award: Gail Koziara Boudreaux". NCAA. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  18. ↑ Bollig, Laurie. "CoSIDA Academic All-America® Hall of Fame Class of 2022 Announced". College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-America Program. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  19. ↑ Wilson, Rylee (2023-02-08). "Elevance Health CEO 1st woman elected chair of the Business Council". www.beckerspayer.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  20. ↑ Furlong, Lisa (April 2024). "Gail Koziara Boudreaux '82". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  21. ↑ Bender, Rick (February 15, 2023). "Dartmouth to Honor Jersey of Gail Koziara Boudreaux '82". Dartmouth Sports. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
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