Speaker's Profile

Trip Hofer recently rejoined Optum Health, a UnitedHealth Group Company, as CEO of Optum Behavioral Solutions. Hofer is responsible for the overall strategy for our behavioral businesses, driving growth for our behavioral products and offerings, continuing to ensure our network supports timely access and expanding behavioral care delivery for the people we serve. Hofer is a visionary leader who has a reputation for bringing new and disruptive thinking to his teams. Under his leadership, we are building the optimal behavioral health platform — leveraging the behavioral benefits (insurance coverage), care delivery and digital capabilities of Optum to create better, more integrated solutions for our members, patients, clients and providers.

Prior to his current role, Hofer served as the CEO of AbleTo since 2018. AbleTo is a leading provider of virtual behavioral health care services for adults suffering from depression, stress or anxiety. At AbleTo, Hofer was responsible for driving significant growth for the organization in serving their members’ mental health needs with superior experiences and innovative solutions.

Prior to joining AbleTo, Hofer held leadership roles at CVS Health, Health Dialog and UnitedHealth Group — including leadership roles on the Optum Health Employer Solutions and Wellness and Well-being teams. Hofer spent several years with Booz Allen, a leading management consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Hofer holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and environmental studies from St. Lawrence University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Yale University’s School of Management.