Madeline Bell Joins UnitedHealth Group Board of Directors
Business Wire•09/11/2026•16:25 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Madeline S. Bell joins UnitedHealth Group’s board, effective immediately
- ➤Bell retired as Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia CEO last month
- ➤Bell brings four decades of pediatric healthcare leadership experience to UnitedHealth’s board
- ➤Bell currently serves as a Comcast board director
Expert Statements
Stephen J. Hemsley, CEO and executive board chairman of UnitedHealth Group
“Madeline has devoted her entire career to improving healthcare for children, beginning as a pediatric nurse and ultimately leading one of the nation’s premier children’s hospitals”
Stephen J. Hemsley, CEO and executive board chairman of UnitedHealth Group
“Her decades of experience caring for patients, leading clinicians and growing one of the country’s foremost pediatric health systems will bring an important perspective to our Board. We look forward to her leadership as we continue working to improve care and help make the health system work better for everyone.”
Madeline S. Bell, Board director of UnitedHealth Group
“I am honored to join UnitedHealth Group’s Board of Directors”
Madeline S. Bell, Board director of UnitedHealth Group
“Having cared for children as a nurse and led a children's hospital, I know how much it matters when care is coordinated, accessible and affordable. I look forward to contributing that experience to the UnitedHealth Group Board.”
Madeline S. Bell, former president and CEO of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), is joining UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Madeline had a distinguished four-decade career at CHOP, where she started as a pediatric staff nurse in 1983. She spent eight years as CHOP’s chief operating officer from 2007 to 2015 before becoming president and CEO in 2015. She retired as CHOP's CEO last month.
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