CEO of UnitedHealthcare shot dead outside NYC hotel
Brian Thompson, the 50-year-old CEO of the medical giant UnitedHealthcare, has passed away. He was shot on Wednesday in front of the New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan, where the company was holding an investor day, reports CBS.
5:33 PM EST, December 4, 2024
According to American media, the assailant shot Thompson from a distance of a few yards. The killer was reportedly waiting for him outside the hotel and shot him in the back and leg. Thompson died at the hospital. The perpetrator fled the scene and was last seen in Central Park.
"Investigators are still searching for the shooter (...). A surveillance photo released by the police shows a person dressed in black wearing a hood and carrying a backpack. None of the photos show the shooter's face," reports "The New York Times."
Who is Brian Thompson?
Brian Thompson became the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in 2021. The company, which deals with health insurance among other services, is part of UnitedHealth Group. The group's revenues in the third quarter of the year were expected to exceed $100 billion, marking an increase of $8.5 billion year-over-year.
CBS emphasizes that Thompson joined UnitedHealth Group in 2004. Previously, he was involved in government insurance programs like Medicare and Medicaid. Before becoming CEO of UnitedHealthcare, he served as a financial controller and director in the corporate development department. Over 20 years ago, he was an accountant at the global firm PwC. In 1997, he graduated from the University of Iowa.
