Nicholas Nick Gessell

About Nicholas Nick Gessell

Senior product and strategy leader with deep experience scaling enterprise healthcare and managed care solutions across government, payor, and commercial channels. I translate complex market, clinical, and regulatory challenges into clear product strategies and multi‑year roadmaps, leading cross‑functional teams to commercialize differentiated solutions, build strategic partnerships, and drive sustainable growth.Across my career, I’ve worked at the intersection of product, analytics, clinical, operations, legal, and sales to bring clarity to complex environments and enable consistent execution. My experience spans Whole Health Solutions, including utilization management, care management, digital health, analytics‑driven products, and musculoskeletal (MSK) solutions, with a strong focus on portfolio‑level strategy, go‑to‑market execution, and customer communication.I’m motivated by roles that require enterprise thinking, strong stakeholder alignment, and disciplined execution to improve outcomes, affordability, and trust at scale.

Experience

1. Senior Director, Government Channel, Whole Health Solutions

   Optum

   Mar 2025 — Present · Eden Prairie, MN, US

Skills

• Personal Security
• Surveillance
• Executive Protection
• Close Protection
• Physical Security
• Protection
• Liability
• Private Investigations
• Security Management
• Risk Assessment
• Security Operations
• Crisis Management
• Loss Prevention
• Firearms
• Evidence
• Law Enforcement
• Workplace Violence
• Insurance
• Litigation Support
• Claim Investigation
• Criminal Investigations
• Security
• Internal Investigations
• Criminal Justice
• Personal Protection
• Background Checks
• Corporate Security
• Security Training
• Claims Management
• Investigation
• Asset Protection
• Skip Tracing
• Fraud
• Workers Compensation
• Interrogation