James G. Carlson

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

James G. Carlson has enjoyed a distinguished career with nearly 30 years of experience in health insurance. In September 2007, he became the second Chief Executive Officer in Amerigroup’s 15-year history, having previously served as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, a position he held since 2003. Since 2003, he has been responsible for all of the operational units at Amerigroup. Under his leadership, the Company has more than doubled the number of state Medicaid programs it serves, from five to 11, and has built a Senior and Special Services Organization focused on people who are eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare. Mr. Carlson has strengthened the Company’s operational and medical management processes and has recruited experienced executives to help expand the business while securing Amerigroup’s position as one of the leading voices on behalf of healthcare for the financially vulnerable, seniors and people with disabilities.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Carlson was an Executive Vice President of UnitedHealth Group and President of its UnitedHealthcare business unit, which served more than 10 million members in HMO and PPO plans nationwide. Mr. Carlson is also the founder of Healthspring, a physician group practice management company and co-founder of Workscape, a software company. He began his career with The Prudential Insurance Company of America, serving as President of Western Group Operations. At Prudential, he was responsible for all employee benefit products for that region, as well as the company’s launch of managed care and the formation of health plans in California, Florida and New Jersey.

Mr. Carlson attended Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, and received his degree from Rider University in New Jersey. He serves on the Boards of America's Health Insurance Plans, the National Kidney Foundation, the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center and the Virginia Beach Neptune Festival, as well as Morningside College and the Health Sector Advisory Council for the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.