John Penshorn, retired Senior Vice President, UnitedHealth Group, is an active private growth equity investor, including serving on the Boards of Directors of Petit Pot (organic French gourmet pudding) and Integrity Orthopaedics (creating a revolutionary connective tissue repair system) and serving as Board Observer at Link Labs (IoT-Powered Resource Visibility).

John joined UnitedHealth Group in December 1998 as a member of its operating committee and managed the Company’s capital markets relationships from that time through August 2019. His efforts contributed to the company’s successes in business positioning and strategy, leadership, innovation, capital deployment, communications and social responsibility. During his tenure, UnitedHealth Group’s market capitalization grew from $8B to approximately $250B, while annual revenues increased from $17B to $242B.

UnitedHealth Group was widely recognized for excellence in Investor Relations, including First Place, managed care, America’s Most Shareholder-Friendly Companies, (Institutional Investor magazine); Outstanding U.S. Investor Relations, First Place, managed care, (Institutional Investor magazine); and Finalist, Best Investor Relations, large cap companies (all sectors), (National Investor Relations Institute).