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Paul Thompson
VP, Americas National Sales and Business Development Leader, Healthcare and Life Sciences, DXC Technology
Paul Thompson is the Vice President of Americas Sales and Business Development for Healthcare and Life Sciences at DXC Technology. In this role, he is responsible for the execution of DXC Technology’s Healthcare and Life Sciences vision through strong P&L leadership, technology innovation and implementation, and strategy execution.
Prior to assuming this role, Paul was the Chief Strategy Officer for the Health and Life Sciences Group. His focus was on aligning the broad capabilities of DXC Technology to address healthcare industry needs. He also managed strategic partnerships and identified business development opportunities.
Prior to joining DXC Technology, he was the Vice President of product development for Clinical Cost and Quality Improvement at Cigna. Paul was responsible for driving the development of member engagement programs designed to reduce medical costs and improve health outcomes. He also served as a regional director of underwriting for Commercial Healthcare products in 15 markets across the United States.
Previously, Paul was with Aetna for 14 years in a variety of leadership roles including healthcare sales and underwriting, investment management/product development, and internal audit and investigation.
He graduated from Fairfield University with a BA in economics and from University of Connecticut with an MBA in marketing/finance.
He is a member of the Board of Advisors for University of Connecticut Venture and Technology Incubator.