Matt Hedman

About Matt Hedman

As a results-focused multi-faceted Business Leader, I have over 25 years of success identifying opportunities for growth and accelerating profits for companies, including several multibillion-dollar divisions of a leading Fortune 5 company.My background includes over 10 years of leadership in strategy, screening, due diligence and negotiations for M&A opportunities, overseeing several divestitures and high-profile deals. I have focused on delivering transformational changes to revenue growth, cost management, operational scaling, and capital stewardship throughout my career by identifying the right people, processes, partners, and procedures to meet objectives.Able to ignite performance and challenge business teams to continue to raise the bar, I have worked across diverse industries, including health care insurance and services, investment banking/M&A, and construction management. As a former officer in the US Army, overseeing challenging deployments, training, and safety, I derived rigor and discipline, which helped shape my early ability to effectively lead change in people and operations, even in tumultuous times and challenging environments. With Optum, my titles included CFO for Optum Behavioral Health and roles for other Optum divisions, including VP Finance, VP FP & A, VP Strategic Partnerships and Director of Corporate Development. Within these titles, I played a pivotal role in improving the M&A process, financial reporting and compliance, identifying revenue stream opportunities and tightening processes to help the organization develop solutions to address the nation\'s evolving healthcare demands. I work with a mission-driven and purposeful mindset and own the responsibility of building a positive corporate culture of accountability, engagement and opportunity. I earned an MBA in Finance & General Management and a BS in Civil Engineering, and served as leader for multiple nonprofit organizations, including the Children\'s Cancer Research Fund (Chairman of the Board 20••••19) and The Loppet Foundation (Finance Director for the Organizing Committee, Parallel 45 World Cup Sprint Finals 20••••20).Always interested in engaging leadership opportunities with good people that help shape the future success of organizations and beyond. Connect with me via LinkedIn messaging.

Experience

1. VP, Unitedhealth Group m & a

   UnitedHealth Group

   Jan 2022 — Present · Minnetonka, MN, US

   Integral member of senior leadership team, reporting directly to Chief Development Officer and collaborating closely with executive leadership teams to drive the execution of comprehensive M&A strategies across UnitedHealth Group.• Lead nationwide M&A strategy and execution for UHG’s behavioral care delivery division, including opportunity assessment, investment thesis development, valuation, synergy identification, due diligence, and contract negotiation.• Marshal cross-functional diligence teams throughout the M&A process and partner with Optum executives to secure UHG executive alignment and board approval for 15 signed/closed transactions in past two years.• Mentor and lead junior team members to excel as M&A professionals, providing critical early-career development in forecasting, valuation, M&A process management, due diligence, critical thinking, and investigative mindsets.• Co-led the design and implementation of enhanced performance evaluation criteria for the team, along with revitalized operating models, recruiting strategies and training programs to drive enhanced retention and employee engagement.

Education

• University of North Dakota

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Civil Engineering

• UMN Carlson School of Management

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance and General Management