Molly Joseph is a global healthcare executive, strategist and investor with experience building and leading clinically integrated medical delivery and health insurance systems. She is nationally and globally recognized for her leadership in business, non-executive public company board leadership, healthcare leadership and servant leadership.

Molly is the Managing Partner of Cypress Pass Ventures, an investment fund focused on healthcare modernization, system integration and affordability.

Experience

During her 16-year tenure at UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), Molly pioneered the establishment of UnitedHealth Group’s global health business, growing it from less than $40M to more than $7.5B in annual revenue and making it one of the largest health  benefits and medical delivery businesses outside the United States.

As CEO, Unitedhealthcare Global and EVP, UnitedHealth Group, Molly led a team of 70,000 people, 55 hospitals and several hundred outpatient and ambulatory centers, serving 9 million patients and 7 million insurance members. Under her leadership, the business was three times awarded the prestigious Richard L. Doyle Award for improving health outcomes and costs, the only non-US organization to achieve the distinction and the only organization to receive the award consecutively. She served on UnitedHealthcare’s Executive Council and UnitedHealth Group’s Executive Leadership Team.

Molly also served UnitedHealth Group in strategy and corporate development, where she led acquisitions
and business transactions. Prior to joining  UnitedHealth Group, she focused on business transactions as an investment banker and a corporate attorney.

Molly serves on the Board of Directors of West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE: WST), First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR), US Radiology Specialists and  AMSURG. She also serves as Vice Chair the Board of Trustees of Santa Clara University and Chair of the Board of Directors of Bend Health.

As a nationally and globally recognized expert, Molly frequently speaks on health care issues, the Triple Aim,inclusive and mission-driven leadership and the advancement of women in business.

Education

Molly earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Santa Clara University and her Juris Doctorate from Georgetown Law Center.