Chris Kopec

Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Government at Cigna Healthcare

Newtown, Connecticut, United States

About Chris Kopec

Chris Kopec is Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Government at Cigna Healthcare. Location: Newtown, Connecticut, United States.

SENIOR LEADER IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY For more than 25 years, I have excelled in both IT strategy and delivery in highly competitive, highly regulated industries for multibillion-dollar organizations. I can get concepts off the ground, teams on track, and technology scaled to drive significant business improvements (without additional costs!) — and I've done so successfully time and time again in senior leadership roles. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS I invite you to take a look through my Experience section below for more details of my most recent positions. However, I wanted to highlight a few overall career themes: Supporting successful multibillion-dollar businesses through utilizing a diverse skill set spanning IT (strategy and delivery), business, outstanding communication and collaboration abilities, and an unmatched drive to find better ways to do things. Scaling technology — without scaling costs. I have an innate ability to recognize internal synergies and ways to improve processes so we can do things better, faster, and more efficiently... without breaking the budget. Utilizing communication skills that are on par with my technical skills. I don't just understand technology — I understand people. I've built numerous relationships with vendors, partners, senior managers, and c-suite leaders. Championing both differentiation and market parity. I understand when to pivot from one to the other, and when to build versus buy technology to keep costs down and productivity up. Optimization, optimization, optimization. I'm always looking for ways to optimize teams to improve our services and productivity while keeping everyone motivated and excited to reach new heights. AREAS OF EXPERTISE HIGHLIGHTS High-talent team leadership, change management, project management, M&A, integrations, innovation, relationship development, IT strategy, IT operations, negotiation and influence, business solutions, technology scaling, cost reductions, go-to-market strategies

Skills

  • IT Strategy
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Information Management

Additional experience

  • Managing Director, Segment IT Leader - US Retail

    Cigna Healthcare

    March 2017 – September 2023

Education

  • BS, University of Connecticut