{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"144160","rtpr_id":"nPn405Xf0a-20260915","ticker":"AB","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["AB"],"title":"Point32Health Appoints Todd Walthall to Board of Directors","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-15T14:00:10.759Z","article_body":"Point32Health Appoints Todd Walthall to Board of Directors\nPR Newswire\n\nCANTON, Mass., Sept. 15, 2026\n\nCANTON, Mass., Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Point32Health\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4773670-1&h=1255413470&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.point32health.org%2F&a=Point32Health)\n, the parent company of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4773670-1&h=3130009300&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.harvardpilgrim.org%2Fpublic%2Fhome&a=Harvard+Pilgrim+Health+Care)\n and Tufts Health Plan\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4773670-1&h=1076842629&u=https%3A%2F%2Ftuftshealthplan.com%2F&a=Tufts+Health+Plan)\n, today announced the appointment of Todd Walthall, an accomplished health\ncare executive, to its board of directors.\n\nWalthall brings more than two decades of executive leadership experience\nacross some of the nation's leading health care, financial services, and\ninsurance organizations. He previously served as chief growth officer at Optum\nHealth, a leading health solutions and care delivery organization, after\nleading Payer Markets at Optum Insight and serving as executive vice president\nof Enterprise Growth at UnitedHealth Group.\n\n\"Todd is an accomplished health care executive whose experience spans care\ndelivery, health innovation, business growth, and operational leadership,\"\nsaid Eileen Auen, executive chair, Point32Health board of directors. \"His deep\nunderstanding of the health care ecosystem and proven ability to drive\ntransformative growth will be invaluable as we continue advancing our purpose\nand delivering greater value for our members, customers, and the communities\nwe serve. We are delighted to welcome Todd to the board.\"\n\nPrior to joining Optum, Walthall served as executive vice president and chief\noperating officer at Blue Shield of California, leading business operations,\ntechnology, and strategic initiatives across the plan's commercial,\nindividual, and government lines of business. Walthall currently serves as an\nindependent board director of AllianceBernstein (NYSE: AB) and as a board\ntrustee of the Positive Coaching Alliance. Earlier in his career, he held\nsenior leadership positions at American Express and USAA. Walthall earned a\nbachelor of science degree in business administration from Emmanuel College.\n\nAbout Point32Health\n\nPoint32Health, the parent company of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts\nHealth Plan, is a leading nonprofit health and well-being organization\ndedicated to delivering high-quality, affordable health care. Serving nearly 2\nmillion members, our purpose is to guide and empower healthier lives.\n\nPhil Tracey, philip.tracey@point32health.org\n(mailto:philip.tracey@point32health.org)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/point32health-appoints-todd-walthall-to-board-of-directors-302878746.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/point32health-appoints-todd-walthall-to-board-of-directors-302878746.html)\n\nSOURCE Point32Health\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1692914/Point32Health-Logo.jpg?id=OA2947098\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn405Xf0a-20260915","title":"Point32Health Appoints Todd Walthall to Board of Directors","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"AB","created":"2026-09-15T14:00:10.759Z","tickers":["AB"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Point32Health Appoints Todd Walthall to Board of Directors\nPR Newswire\n\nCANTON, Mass., Sept. 15, 2026\n\nCANTON, Mass., Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Point32Health\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4773670-1&h=1255413470&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.point32health.org%2F&a=Point32Health)\n, the parent company of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4773670-1&h=3130009300&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.harvardpilgrim.org%2Fpublic%2Fhome&a=Harvard+Pilgrim+Health+Care)\n and Tufts Health Plan\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4773670-1&h=1076842629&u=https%3A%2F%2Ftuftshealthplan.com%2F&a=Tufts+Health+Plan)\n, today announced the appointment of Todd Walthall, an accomplished health\ncare executive, to its board of directors.\n\nWalthall brings more than two decades of executive leadership experience\nacross some of the nation's leading health care, financial services, and\ninsurance organizations. He previously served as chief growth officer at Optum\nHealth, a leading health solutions and care delivery organization, after\nleading Payer Markets at Optum Insight and serving as executive vice president\nof Enterprise Growth at UnitedHealth Group.\n\n\"Todd is an accomplished health care executive whose experience spans care\ndelivery, health innovation, business growth, and operational leadership,\"\nsaid Eileen Auen, executive chair, Point32Health board of directors. \"His deep\nunderstanding of the health care ecosystem and proven ability to drive\ntransformative growth will be invaluable as we continue advancing our purpose\nand delivering greater value for our members, customers, and the communities\nwe serve. We are delighted to welcome Todd to the board.\"\n\nPrior to joining Optum, Walthall served as executive vice president and chief\noperating officer at Blue Shield of California, leading business operations,\ntechnology, and strategic initiatives across the plan's commercial,\nindividual, and government lines of business. Walthall currently serves as an\nindependent board director of AllianceBernstein (NYSE: AB) and as a board\ntrustee of the Positive Coaching Alliance. Earlier in his career, he held\nsenior leadership positions at American Express and USAA. Walthall earned a\nbachelor of science degree in business administration from Emmanuel College.\n\nAbout Point32Health\n\nPoint32Health, the parent company of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts\nHealth Plan, is a leading nonprofit health and well-being organization\ndedicated to delivering high-quality, affordable health care. Serving nearly 2\nmillion members, our purpose is to guide and empower healthier lives.\n\nPhil Tracey, philip.tracey@point32health.org\n(mailto:philip.tracey@point32health.org)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/point32health-appoints-todd-walthall-to-board-of-directors-302878746.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/point32health-appoints-todd-walthall-to-board-of-directors-302878746.html)\n\nSOURCE Point32Health\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1692914/Point32Health-Logo.jpg?id=OA2947098\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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