Bruce Broussard: Humana CEO

Bruce Broussard was appointed by the Board of Directors of Humana as President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2013. This completed an over year long transition plan to the CEO role.  He actually began his employment at Humana in 2011 when he was appointed President. It was announced the same year that CEO Michael McCallister would retire in the next 12 to 18 months, with Bruce named as his successor.

Bruce was born in 1962 and graduated from Mays Business School, Texas in 1984 with a BBA in finance and accounting. Bruce joined Price Waterhouse as a Manager in 1987 and in the same year also began studying for an MBA in finance from the University of Houston. He joined a number of healthcare related companies and gained a broad range of executive leadership experience in publicly traded and private organizations within a variety of health care sectors.

Humana is a prominent player in the health insurance sector mainly through Medicare. It is one of the largest Medicare providers in the U.S. and a top health insurer. The firm has over 12 million health plan members in the U.S.